tản

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tan"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 散. This character also has the reading tán (as in giải tán, phát tán, etc.).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːn˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [taːŋ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [taːŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

tản

to be dispersed
to disperse
- 1941, Nam Cao, Chí Phèo:
  Không ai nói gì, người ta dần dần tản đi.
  No-one says anything; the people slowly disperse.

See also

Derived terms

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