dằn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare đằn.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zan˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaŋ˨˩]

Verb

dằn • (撊, 𢴍, 陳)

1. to press; to press under
2. to repress (feeling)
3. to bang down (something out of anger)
4. to stress (in one's voice)

Usage notes

Dằn In the compound adjective dữ dằn "fierce, ferocious" is possibly a fossil and derives from non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 寅 (“3rd Earth Branch; tiger in Chinese zodiac”, SV: dần); if so, dữ dằn would have originally meant "fierce, ferocious as a tiger".

Derived terms

Derived terms

• dằn dỗi
• dằn hắt
• dằn mặt
• dằn túi
• dằn vặt