diễu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 繞 (SV: nhiễu).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ziəw˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jiw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jiw˨˩˦]

Verb

diễu

1. to march past; to walk along; to walk up and down; to stroll
2. to put up for show; to parade around

   Anh hề diễu vui ghê! ― The clown puts on such a jolly show!

See also

• diễu hành