quyến rũ

Vietnamese

Etymology

quyến (眷, “relation; attached”) + rũ (“to fall; to drop”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwiən˧˦ zu˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwiəŋ˦˧˥ ʐʊw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [wiəŋ˦˥ ɹʊw˨˩˦]

Verb

quyến rũ

1. to seduce; to charm; to captivate

Adjective

quyến rũ

1. charming; captivating
2. (sexually, physically, romantically) attractive

   sức quyến rũ ― attractiveness; charm