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