tàn nhang

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Hanoi [taːn˨˩ ɲaːŋ˧˧]Huế [taːŋ˦˩ ɲaːŋ˧˧]Saigon [taːŋ˨˩ ɲaːŋ˧˧] browser voice

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tànfallinghuyền nhanglevelngang

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tàn nhang means freckle.

Meanings of tàn nhang in English

Noun

freckle

Example sentences with tàn nhang

Tom có tàn nhang. Tom has freckles.
Tôi có tàn nhang. I have freckles.

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

Etymology

From tàn (“ashes from burnt-out incense, mosquito coils, or cigars and cigarettes”) + nhang (“incence”). Freckles look like ashes from burnt-out incense.

Frequently asked questions

What does tàn nhang mean in English?

tàn nhang (noun) means "freckle".

How do you pronounce tàn nhang?

IPA: Hanoi [taːn˨˩ ɲaːŋ˧˧]; Saigon [taːŋ˨˩ ɲaːŋ˧˧]. Tones: tàn — falling tone (huyền), nhang — 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.