lành

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 令 (“good; fine; excellent”, SV: lệnh).

Attested in the Annan Jishi (安南即事, 13th centry) as 領 (MC ljengX), glossed as "good" (好), with "not good" (不好) being 張領 (MC trjang ljengX), i.e. chẳng lành.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lajŋ̟˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɛɲ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lan˨˩]

lành • (令, 冷, 怜, 苓, 袊, 𡅐, 𡅑, 𫅜, 𬙽, 𫅞, 󰃬)

1. in good condition; intact
2. kind; mild; gentle
3. (of weather) good; (of food) good to eat
4. (occult) good; auspicious

   điềm lành ― a good omen

   ngày lành ― an auspicious date

5. healthy
6. (medicine) benign

lành • (令, 冷, 怜, 苓, 袊, 𡅐, 𡅑, 𫅜, 𬙽, 𫅞, 󰃬)

1. (of disease) to get better