chuồi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "chuoi"

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Verb

chuồi • (摧, 槯, 洡)

  1. (ambitransitive) to slide down, slip down
    chuồi khúc gỗ xuống sườn núi ― to slide a log down the hillside
    Con cá chuồi xuống ao. ― The fish slipped into the pond.
  2. (transitive) to slide in, slip into, tuck in
    chuồi nhanh gói quà vào túi xách ― to quickly slip the gift package into the bag

References

  • “chuồi”, in Soha Tra Từ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Vietnam Communications Corporation. Available under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license.
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