hoàn

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaːn˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 還.

Verb

hoàn

1. to return, to give back, to restore

Derived terms

• hoàn đồng (“rejuvenate”)
• hoàn nguyên (“to revert to original state”)
• hoàn hồn (“recover consciousness; recover composure”)
• giao hoàn (“to give back”)
• bồi hoàn (“refund money, return property”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 完.

Adjective

hoàn

1. (only in compounds) complete

Derived terms

• hoàn thành (“to accomplish; to complete”)
• hoàn hảo (“successfully done”)
• hoàn bị (“complete”)
• hoàn thiện (“to perfect”)