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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 粉.
Noun
(classifier cục / viên / hòn (“chalk”)) phấn
- (cosmetics) face powder
- đánh phấn ― to apply face powder
- (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?
- (botany) pollen
- phấn hoa ― pollen
- thụ phấn ― to pollinate
- some other fine particles
- phấn bướm ― butterfly "dust"/scales
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Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 奮.
Verb
phấn
- (in compounds) to be excited; to be stimulated
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