Vu Lan in Vietnamese

IPA: [vu˧˧ laːn˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [vʊw˧˧ laːŋ˧˧] [Huế], [vʊw˧˧ laːŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon), [jʊw˧˧ laːŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 盂蘭. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|盂蘭}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|盂蘭}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 盂蘭 Head templates: {{head|vi|proper noun|head=Vu Lan|tr=}} Vu Lan, {{vi-proper noun|head=Vu Lan}} Vu Lan

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          "Ghost Festival"
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      "ipa": "[vu˧˧ laːn˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[vʊw˧˧ laːŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vʊw˧˧ laːŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jʊw˧˧ laːŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Vu Lan"
}

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      },
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      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vʊw˧˧ laːŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[vʊw˧˧ laːŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[jʊw˧˧ laːŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
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  "word": "Vu Lan"
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Vietnamese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-07 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (92124b4 and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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"Vu Lan" meaning in Vietnamese

Proper name