chờn vờn

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəːn˨˩ vəːn˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəːŋ˦˩ vəːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəːŋ˨˩ vəːŋ˨˩] ~ [cəːŋ˨˩ jəːŋ˨˩]

Verb

chờn vờn • (𤒲𫽭)

  1. to linger; to hover; to dawdle