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ăn năn

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ăn năn means to repent; to show repentance.

Meanings of ăn năn in English

Verb

  1. to repent; to show repentance
    • ăn năn hối lỗito repent

Example sentences with ăn năn

  • Họ đã cảm thấy ăn năn về những gì mà họ đã làm. They felt remorse for what they'd done.
  • Họ đã cảm thấy ăn năn về những việc mà họ đã làm. They felt remorse for what they'd done.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, ăn năn could be written as 咹𮥷, 咹𱔪, 咹𡅧. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Frequently asked questions

What does ăn năn mean in English?

ăn năn (verb) means "to repent; to show repentance".

How do you pronounce ăn năn?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔan˧˧ nan˧˧]; Saigon [ʔaŋ˧˧ naŋ˧˧]. Tones: ăn — level tone (ngang), năn — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.