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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 寬 (“to relax”) and 讓 (“to yield”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwaːn˧˧ ɲɨəŋ˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwaːŋ˧˧ ɲɨəŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [xwaːŋ˧˧ ɲɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰwaːŋ˧˧ ɲɨəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [xwaːŋ˧˧ ɲɨəŋ˨˩˨]
Verb
[edit]- to yield (to); to compromise (with); to tolerate (encroachment)