vùng vẫy

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

vùng +‎ vẫy.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vʊwŋ͡m˨˩ vəj˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vʊwŋ͡m˦˩ vəj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vʊwŋ͡m˨˩ vəj˨˩˦] ~ [jʊwŋ͡m˨˩ jəj˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)

Verb[edit]

vùng vẫy

  1. to shake, wiggle or struggle to break free from a constraint
  2. (figurative) to spread one's wings

Synonyms[edit]