dện
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Meaning
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Noun
A dialectal variation used in Northern and North Central Vietnam to refer to a spider in the Vietnamese language.
vi Tôi thấy một con dện đang chăng lưới trên trần nhà.
en I saw a spider spinning a web on the ceiling.
Verb
An older form of nện, meaning to strike, pound, or thump forcefully.