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lấn

Pronunciation Northern /lən˧˥/ Central /lə̰ŋ˩˧/ Southern /ləŋ˧˥/
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encroach
Verb
encroach
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
encroach Core ActionsTheme

To gradually move into or take over an area, space, or right that belongs to someone else, often in an unauthorized manner.

vi Họ không được phép lấn sang phần đất của người hàng xóm.

en They are not allowed to encroach on the neighbor's land.

Sense 2 Verb
jostle

To push, elbow, or bump against others in a crowd in order to move forward or create space for oneself in a tight area.

vi Đừng cố chen lấn khi đang xếp hàng mua vé.

en Do not try to jostle when queuing to buy tickets.

Parts
𢭹
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𢭹
Candidates by syllable
lấn 𢭹
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
lặn / lân / lẩn / lăn …
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Use
xâm lấn / chen lấn
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