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tản mạn

Pronunciation Northern /ta̰ːn˧˩˧ ma̰ːʔn˨˩/ Central /taːŋ˧˩˨ ma̰ːŋ˨˨/ Southern /taːŋ˨˩˦ maːŋ˨˩˨/
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expansive; loosely related
Adjective
expansive; loosely related
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
expansive; loosely related Properties & StatesTheme

Describing thoughts or writings that cover a wide range of topics but are not closely connected to each other.

vi Những suy nghĩ tản mạn của ông ấy rất thú vị.

en His discursive thoughts are very interesting.

Sense 2 Adjective
scattered

Describing things that are spread out over a wide area or in different places rather than being together.

vi Những hòn đảo tản mạn trên biển.

en The islands are scattered across the sea.

Parts
tản / mạn / 撒漫
Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
撒漫
Candidates by syllable
tản mạn
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.
Similar
tẩn mẩn / tản / tản văn / tản cư …
Use
nhàn tản / di tản / tản viên / tản viên sơn thánh …
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