vân vê

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Etymology[edit]

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Particularly: “Reduplication of vê?”

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

vân vê

  1. to repeatedly roll between the fingers
    • 2016, chapter 2, in Nguyễn Đức Vịnh, transl., Đừng nói chuyện với cô ấy, part I, NXB Phụ Nữ, translation of 别和她说话 by Yù Jǐn (Ngộ Cẩn):
      Tôi đưa tay vân vê cằm, nhìn cô ta bằng ánh mắt chờ mong.
      I twiddled my chin with my hand, looking at her with expectant eyes.
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