phèn
Pronunciation
Northern
/fɛ̤n˨˩/
Central
/fɛŋ˧˧/
Southern
/fɛŋ˨˩/
alum
2 senses
Noun
alum
Details
2 senses
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Details
2 senses
Noun
Sense 1
Noun
alum
Properties & States
A chemical substance used in water purification, medicine, and as a way to make certain materials fireproof.
vi Người ta thường dùng phèn để làm trong nước ở các vùng nông thôn.
en People often use alum to purify water in rural areas.
Adjective
Sense 2
Adjective
shabby
Tacky, unsophisticated, or unfashionable; often used critically for clothes, style, or presentation.
vi Chiếc áo này trông hơi phèn.
en This shirt looks a bit tacky.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
礬
Candidates by syllable
phèn
礬（𥽢）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.