nhấp nhô

Vietnamese

Etymology

-âp reduplication of nhô.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲəp̚˧˦ ɲo˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲəp̚˦˧˥ ɲow˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲəp̚˦˥ ɲow˧˧]

Adjective

nhấp nhô

wobbling up and down
- 18th century, Nguyễn Gia Thiều (阮嘉韶) (1741-1798), Cung oán ngâm khúc (宮怨吟曲), Phú Văn đường tàng (富文堂藏), printed in 1866 edition:
  㳥洊𲈫波𣱿濡
  隻船炮影𣵰(⿰氵穌)拉掠
  Sóng cồn cửa bể nhấp nhô,
  Chiếc thuyền bào ảnh lần xô rập rình/rềnh.
  Waves at the estuary wobbling up and down,
  [Causing] An illusory ship to wobble as it hit [by the waves].

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