phấn

See also: phan, Phan, phần, phân, phản, and phận

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fən˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [fəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fəŋ˦˥]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 粉 (“powder”), shortened from Chinese 粉筆 (phấn bút, “chalk”, literally “powdery writing instrument”).

Noun

(classifier cục, viên, hòn) phấn

a (piece of) chalk (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 粉 (“powder”), shortened from Chinese 花粉 (hoa phấn, “pollen”, literally “flower powder”).

Noun

phấn

(botany) pollen
phấn hoa
pollen

thụ phấn
to fertilize with pollen

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