vận

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from (luck, fortune, ship, transport).

Noun

vận

  1. luck, fortune
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Alternative forms

  • (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) bận

Verb

vận

  1. (Northern Vietnam) to wear (clothes)
    • 1957, Đoàn Giỏi, chapter 16, in Đất rừng phương Nam, Kim Đồng:
      Người chủ nhà mặc may-ô trắng, vận xà-rông tơ kẻ ca-rô đen, đứng trên sàn chỉ trỏ về phía những cây xoài cổ thụ, nói lăng líu một hồi.
      The owner of the house had a white undershirt and wore a checkered black silk sarong; he stood on the platform, just pointed in the direction of the ancient mango trees, and chattered for a while.