Phần Lan

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Hanoi [fən˨˩ laːn˧˧]Huế [fəŋ˦˩ laːŋ˧˧]Saigon [fəŋ˨˩ laːŋ˧˧] browser voice

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phầnfallinghuyền lanlevelngang

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Phần Lan means Finland.

Meanings of Phần Lan in English

Proper noun

Finland (a country in Northern Europe)

Adjective

Finnish

Example sentences with Phần Lan

Bác tôi đã từng đến Phần Lan. My uncle has been to Finland.
Chú tôi đã từng đi đến Phần Lan. My uncle has been to Finland.
Bà ta là thủ tướng chính phủ của Phần Lan. She is the Prime Minister of Finland.
Có phải Marika đã viết thư cho bạn bằng tiếng Phần Lan không? Did Marika write you letters in Finnish?

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

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 芬蘭 (SV: Phân Lan), perhaps euphemistically altered due to phân (“feces”) and the influence of phần (“part; portion”), from Mandarin 芬蘭 /芬兰 (Fēnlán).

Frequently asked questions

What does Phần Lan mean in English?

Phần Lan (proper noun) means "Finland".

How do you pronounce Phần Lan?

IPA: Hanoi [fən˨˩ laːn˧˧]; Saigon [fəŋ˨˩ laːŋ˧˧]. Tones: phần — falling tone (huyền), lan — 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. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.