Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Vietnamese Pronounced Pron. /zən˨˩/, /jəŋ˦˩/, /jəŋ˨˩/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Sino-Vietnamese 寅 (dần) referring to the third Earthly Branch (3 AM to 5 AM), which is itself associated with the tiger of the Chinese zodiac.