vùng vẫy

Vietnamese

Etymology

vùng +‎ vẫy.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vʊwŋ͡m˨˩ vəj˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vʊwŋ͡m˦˩ vəj˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vʊwŋ͡m˨˩ vəj˨˩˦] ~ [jʊwŋ͡m˨˩ jəj˨˩˦]

Verb

vùng vẫy

  1. to shake, wiggle or struggle to break free from a constraint
  2. (figurative) to spread one's wings

Synonyms
  • vẫy vùng
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