chuồn chuồn
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduplication of chuồn.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuən˨˩ t͡ɕuən˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuəŋ˦˩ t͡ɕuəŋ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cuəŋ˨˩ cuəŋ˨˩]
Noun[edit]
(classifier con) chuồn chuồn • (𧋃𧋃, 𧓆𧓆)
- a dragonfly
- Synonym: vìn vịn
- Chuồn chuồn bay thấp thì mưa, bay cao thì nắng, bay vừa thì râm.
- It will be sunny if dragonflies fly high, rainy if low, cloudy if just not too high or too low.