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lành

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (good; fine; excellent, SV: lệnh).

Attested in the Annan Jishi (安南即事, 13th centry) as (MC ljengX), glossed as "good" (), with "not good" () being 張領 (MC trjang ljengX), i.e. chẳng lành.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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lành (, , , , , 𡅐, 𡅑, 𫅜, 𬙽, 𫅞, 󰃬)

  1. in good condition; intact
  2. kind; mild; gentle
  3. (of weather) good; (of food) good to eat
  4. (occult) good; auspicious
    điềm lànha good omen
    ngày lànhan auspicious date
  5. healthy
  6. (medicine) benign

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Verb

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lành (, , , , , 𡅐, 𡅑, 𫅜, 𬙽, 𫅞, 󰃬)

  1. (of disease) to get better