linh động
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 靈動.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lïŋ˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨn˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lɨn˧˧ ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨]
Adjective
- (archaic, rare) lively; vivacious
- in a way that casts aside the formalities; flexible (when dealing with matters); accommodating to the circumstances
- 2018 January 22, Viễn Sự, Sơn Lâm, “Trẻ con lai ở miền Tây: Con không cha như nhà không nóc [The mixed children in Southwestern Vietnam: a fatherless child is like a roofless house]”, in Tuổi Trẻ Online:
- Tuy nhiên, sự "linh động" này sau đó bị siết lại, quận yêu cầu thu hồi tất cả giấy khai sinh cấp sai thẩm quyền.
- However, this “flexbility” was later tightened, with the county demanding that all the birth certificates issued nonjurisdictionally be revoked.
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