Save Gender Masculine & Feminine Usage Vietnamese Pronounced Pron. /zwaːn˦ˀ˥/, /jwaːŋ˧˩/, /jʷaːŋ˨˦/, /jaːŋ˨˦/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Sino-Vietnamese 允 (doãn) meaning "allow, consent" or 尹 (doãn) meaning "govern, oversee".