dần

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jəŋ˨˩]
• Homophones: Dần, vần, vầng (Southern Vietnam)

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• (North Central Vietnam) đần
• giần

dần • (寅, 𢴍)

1. to tenderize (oftentimes meat) by constant pounding
2. (colloquial) to beat up; to thrash (someone)

   Synonym: đánh

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dần • (寅, 演, 閩) (diminutive reduplication dần dần)

1. little by little; bit by bit; gradually