"chen" meaning in Vietnamese

See chen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: [t͡ɕɛn˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [t͡ɕɛŋ˧˧] [Huế], [cɛŋ˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: 眞 [CJK], 擅 [CJK], 羶 [CJK], 氈 [CJK], 𢷆 [CJK], 扦 [CJK], 旃 [CJK], 𦍫 [CJK]
Etymology: Possibly related to xen and chèn. Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=眞, 󱢨, 擅, 羶, 氈, 𢷆, 扦, 󰭦, 旃, 𦍫}} chen • (眞, 󱢨, 擅, 羶, 氈, 𢷆, 扦, 󰭦, 旃, 𦍫), {{vi-verb|眞, 󱢨, 擅, 羶, 氈, 𢷆, 扦, 󰭦, 旃, 𦍫}} chen • (眞, 󱢨, 擅, 羶, 氈, 𢷆, 扦, 󰭦, 旃, 𦍫)
  1. to get into a crowd, to elbow into, to jostle Derived forms: bon chen, chen chân, chen chúc, chen lấn
    Sense id: en-chen-vi-verb-D6hBmk~y Categories (other): Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header
     
{
  "etymology_text": "Possibly related to xen and chèn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "眞",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "擅",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "羶",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "氈",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𢷆",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "扦",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "旃",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𦍫",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "眞, 󱢨, 擅, 羶, 氈, 𢷆, 扦, 󰭦, 旃, 𦍫"
      },
      "expansion": "chen • (眞, 󱢨, 擅, 羶, 氈, 𢷆, 扦, 󰭦, 旃, 𦍫)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "眞, 󱢨, 擅, 羶, 氈, 𢷆, 扦, 󰭦, 旃, 𦍫"
      },
      "expansion": "chen • (眞, 󱢨, 擅, 羶, 氈, 𢷆, 扦, 󰭦, 旃, 𦍫)",
      "name": "vi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 8 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "bon chen"
        },
        {
          "word": "chen chân"
        },
        {
          "word": "chen chúc"
        },
        {
          "word": "chen lấn"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to get into a crowd, to elbow into, to jostle"
      ],
      "id": "en-chen-vi-verb-D6hBmk~y",
      "links": [
        [
          "get into",
          "get into"
        ],
        [
          "crowd",
          "crowd"
        ],
        [
          "elbow",
          "elbow"
        ],
        [
          "jostle",
          "jostle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕɛn˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕɛŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[cɛŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chen"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "bon chen"
    },
    {
      "word": "chen chân"
    },
    {
      "word": "chen chúc"
    },
    {
      "word": "chen lấn"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Possibly related to xen and chèn.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "眞",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "擅",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "羶",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "氈",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𢷆",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "扦",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "旃",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "𦍫",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "眞, 󱢨, 擅, 羶, 氈, 𢷆, 扦, 󰭦, 旃, 𦍫"
      },
      "expansion": "chen • (眞, 󱢨, 擅, 羶, 氈, 𢷆, 扦, 󰭦, 旃, 𦍫)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "眞, 󱢨, 擅, 羶, 氈, 𢷆, 扦, 󰭦, 旃, 𦍫"
      },
      "expansion": "chen • (眞, 󱢨, 擅, 羶, 氈, 𢷆, 扦, 󰭦, 旃, 𦍫)",
      "name": "vi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 8 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Vietnamese lemmas",
        "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Vietnamese verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to get into a crowd, to elbow into, to jostle"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "get into",
          "get into"
        ],
        [
          "crowd",
          "crowd"
        ],
        [
          "elbow",
          "elbow"
        ],
        [
          "jostle",
          "jostle"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕɛn˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[t͡ɕɛŋ˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[cɛŋ˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chen"
}

Download raw JSONL data for chen meaning in Vietnamese (1.4kB)

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: 󱢨",
  "path": [
    "chen"
  ],
  "section": "Vietnamese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "chen",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: 󰭦",
  "path": [
    "chen"
  ],
  "section": "Vietnamese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "chen",
  "trace": ""
}

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