bồng bềnh

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓəjŋ̟˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˦˩ ʔɓen˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓəːn˨˩]

Verb

bồng bềnh

  1. to bob, to wave, to gently move up and down due to a movement of water or wind
    • 1978, Chu Lai, chapter 5, in Nắng đồng bằng, NXB Quân đội Nhân dân:
      Người ngồi mũi trẻ hơn, đôi vai rộng, có mái tóc bồng bềnh trước gió sớm và nước da hơi mét.
      The person sitting on the prow was younger, his shoulders broad, his hear waving in the early-morning wind, and his complexion slightly pale.
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