lần
See also: Appendix:Variations of "lan"
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lən˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ləŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ləŋ˨˩]
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 輪 (“circle, wheel; turn”; SV: luân).
Noun
(classifier cái) lần (吝, 𠞺, 𡫫, 𨁮)
- time; instance; occurrence
Verb
lần
- to grope, to search by touch
- 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 77:
- Bà lần túi, lấy ra cắc bạc, đưa cho Vạn: […]
- She rummaged in her bag, took out a silver hào coin, and handed it to Vạn.
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- to track, to follow
Derived terms
Derived terms
- lần mò