vần

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (rhyme, SV: vận).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vần (, )

  1. (linguistics) a rhyme
    Synonym: vận mẫu
  2. (poetry) a syllable
    vần bằnga syllable with either the ngang or the huyền tone
    vần trắca syllable with any of the other tones
  3. (colloquial, poetry) a verse
  4. (colloquial, alphabetical sorting) an initial letter

Derived terms

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Adjective

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vần

  1. (of poetry, etc.) rhyming