đánh gió

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally: "hitting the wind".

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ zɔ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɛɲ˦˧˥ jɔ˨˩˦]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗan˦˥ jɔ˦˥]

Verb

đánh gió

(martial arts) to shadowbox (to practice fighting moves without an actual opponent)

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