Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

hạn

[haːn˧˨ʔ]

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) drought; dryness

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

khô hạn

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) a period of bad luck

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

độ bất lợi

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giải hạnto neutralize unlucky supernatural forces that's haunting you

Năm nay hạn.This year's gonna have a drought. / This year's projected to be unlucky for me.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) limit

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

giới hạn

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) deadline

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

hạn chót

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What does “hạn” mean?

(noun) drought; dryness

Is “hạn” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.