phấn

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "phan"

Vietnamese[edit]

FWOTD – 6 May 2021

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 粉.

Noun[edit]

(classifier cục / viên / hòn (“chalk”)) phấn

  1. (cosmetics) face powder
    đánh phấn ― to apply face powder
  2. (piece of) chalk (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard)
    • Vũ Hoàng (lyrics and music), “Bụi phấn [Chalk Dust]”:
      Khi thầy viết bảng, bụi phấn rơi rơi.
      Có hạt bụi nào rơi trên bục giảng?
      Có hạt bụi nào vương trên tóc thầy?
      When teacher writes on the board, chalk dust falls.
      Is there any speck falling on the platform?
      Is there any speck clinging onto his hair?
  3. (botany) pollen
    phấn hoa ― pollen
    thụ phấn ― to pollinate
  4. some other fine particles
    phấn bướm ― butterfly "dust"/scales
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Etymology 2[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奮.

Verb[edit]

phấn

  1. (in compounds) to be excited; to be stimulated
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