chuồn

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuən˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cuəŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Verb

chuồn

  1. to blow (to leave), to decamp, to get out, to escape
Derived terms
  • đánh bài chuồn

Etymology 2

Noun

chuồn • (𧋃) (phonemic reduplicative chuồn chuồn)

  1. (no longer used in isolation) dragonfly
    • Chỉ nam ngọc âm giải nghĩa (指南玉音解義)
      弹󱎣朗浪赧希扒𧋃
      Đàn trẻ lẳng lặng nín hơi bắt chuồn.
      The kids held their breath, trying to silently catch the dragonflies.
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Noun

chuồn

  1. (card games) clubs
    Synonyms: tép, nhép
Descendants
  • → Khmer: ជួង (cuəng)

See also

Suits in Vietnamese · hoa, chất (layout · text)
cơ rô pích, bích nhép, tép, chuồn
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