bơi lội

Vietnamese

Etymology

bơi (“to swim”) +‎ lội (“to swim (dialectal); to wade”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəːj˧˧ loj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəːj˧˧ loj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəːj˧˧ loj˨˩˨]

Verb

bơi lội

  1. to swim (generally speaking)
    giải bơi lội vô địch quốc gia ― national swimming championship

Noun

bơi lội

  1. swimming
    Bơi lội vui phết nhỉ?
    Swimming is really fun, isn't it?
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