phấn
See also: Appendix:Variations of "phan"
Vietnamese
FWOTD – 6 May 2021
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 粉. Doublet of bún and phở.
Noun
(classifier cục, viên, hòn (“chalk”)) phấn
- (cosmetics) face powder
- đánh phấn ― to apply face powder
- (piece of) chalk (a piece of chalk used for drawing and on a blackboard)
- Vũ Hoàng, “Bụi phấn [Chalk Dust]”:
- Khi thầy viết bảng, bụi phấn rơi rơi.
Có hạt bụi nào rơi trên bục giảng?
Có hạt bụi nào vương trên tóc thầy?- When teacher writes on the board, chalk dust falls.
Is there any speck falling on the platform?
Is there any speck clinging onto his hair?
- When teacher writes on the board, chalk dust falls.
- (botany) pollen
- phấn hoa ― pollen
- thụ phấn ― to pollinate
- some other fine particles
- phấn bướm ― butterfly "dust"/scales
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Romanization
phấn
- Sino-Vietnamese reading of 奮