bần hàn

adjective Sino-Vietnamese

Hanoi [ʔɓən˨˩ haːn˨˩]Huế [ʔɓəŋ˦˩ haːŋ˦˩]Saigon [ʔɓəŋ˨˩ haːŋ˨˩] browser voice

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bầnfallinghuyền hànfallinghuyền

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bần hàn means extremely poor.

Chinese characters: 貧寒

Meanings of bần hàn in English

Adjective

extremely poor

Example sentences with bần hàn

Bần hàn sinh đạo tặc. Poverty is the root of all evil.

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

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 貧寒.

Frequently asked questions

What does bần hàn mean in English?

bần hàn (adjective) means "extremely poor".

How do you pronounce bần hàn?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓən˨˩ haːn˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɓəŋ˨˩ haːŋ˨˩]. Tones: bần — falling tone (huyền), hàn — falling tone (huyền).

Is bần hàn a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. bần hàn is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 貧寒.

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.