lẩn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lan"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lən˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ləŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

lẩn • (𠳺)

1. to quickly hide before being seen
   • 1934, Nguyễn Công Hoan, chapter X, in Lá ngọc cành vàng, Tân Dân:

     Nhưng gặp khi Nga làm hăng, thì bà lẩn mặt không dám cho nàng trông thấy.

     But if Nga was acting aggressively when she arrived, she quickly hid her face out of fear that the young girl would see her.

Derived terms

• lẩn tránh
• lẩn trốn