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lẫn

Pronunciation Northern /ləʔən˧˥/ Central /ləŋ˧˩˨/ Southern /ləŋ˨˩˦/
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Verb
to confuse
Adverb
each other

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5 senses 2 meanings
Meaning
5 senses · 2 meanings
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to confuse

Verb · 3 senses
Sense 1 Verb
to confuse Core Actions & OperationTheme Discourse, Logic, Comparison & ModalityTheme

To fail to distinguish between two things or people, leading to a wrong choice or identification.

vi Tôi thường hay bị lẫn giữa hai anh em sinh đôi này.

en I often confuse these two twin brothers.

Sense 2 Verb
to be muddled Health, Diet & Medical CareTheme

To be mentally confused or forgetful, often as a result of old age or illness over time.

vi Ông cụ đã bắt đầu bị lẫn vì tuổi già.

en The old man has started to become muddled due to old age.

Sense 3 Verb
to be mixed up Descriptive Properties, States & Register FormsTheme

To be combined or blended together with other substances or elements in a disorganized way.

vi Gạo bị lẫn với một ít sỏi.

en The rice is mixed up with some gravel.

each other

Adverb / Conjunction · 2 senses

Adverb

Sense 1 Adverb
each other Pronouns, Demonstratives, Classifiers & ParticlesTheme Discourse, Logic, Comparison & ModalityTheme

Used to indicate a reciprocal relationship between two or more people performing the same action together.

vi Chúng ta nên giúp đỡ lẫn nhau trong công việc.

en We should help each other in our work.

Conjunction

Sense 2 Conjunction
both... and... Discourse, Logic, Comparison & ModalityTheme

A conjunction used to join two items or ideas together, emphasizing that both of them are included.

vi Anh ấy giỏi cả toán lẫn lý.

en He is good at both math and physics.

Similar
lặn / lân / lẩn / lăn …
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Use
nhầm lẫn / mất cả chì lẫn chài / trộn lẫn / lầm lẫn …
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