phân

See also: phan, Phan, phần, phấn, phản, and phận

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [fən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [fəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [fəŋ˧˧]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 糞 (SV: phẩn).

Noun

(classifier cục (“sense 1”)) phân

stool; faeces; excrement
fertiliser; manure

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 分. Doublet of phận.

Noun

phân

(historical) an ancient unit of length, equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a thước
(historical) an ancient unit of weight, equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a lạng and approximately 0.378 g
hundredth-level (centi-) unit, such as centimetre and centigram
(colloquial) Short for phần trăm (“percent”).

Verb

phân

to divide (among, between)
to distribute; to allocate
(colloquial) Short for phân công (“to share”).
Short for phân biệt (“to distinguish”).

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