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than

Pronunciation Northern /tʰaːn˧˧/ Central /tʰaːŋ˧˥/ Southern /tʰaːŋ˧˧/
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coal
Noun
coal
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2 senses
Meaning
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Noun

Sense 1 Noun
coal Weather, Landforms, Environment & DisastersTheme

A hard black substance that is dug from the earth and burned for fuel.

vi Họ dùng than để sưởi ấm vào mùa đông.

en They use coal for heating in the winter.

Verb

Sense 2 Verb
to complain Problems, Opinions & EvaluationTheme

To express pain, dissatisfaction, or grief about something to another person.

vi Cô ấy luôn than rằng công việc quá vất vả.

en She always complains that the work is too hard.

Parts
炭
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
炭
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than 炭
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.
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than đá / than sinh học / than trắng / than bùn …
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than cốc / than phiền / than vãn / than trách …
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