lươn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "luon"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *-laːɲ. Cognate with Muong Bi lươnh. Compare Lamet [Nkris] tǝlaːɲ.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɨən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨəŋ˧˧]
  • Homophone: lương (Southern Vietnam)

Noun

(classifier con) lươn • (連, 𧐖, 𩽥, 𩷕, 鰱, 鱔)

  1. Asian swamp eel (Monopterus albus)
    • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎[1]:
      身𧐖包管壈頭
      Thân lươn bao quản lấm đầu
      A swamp eel would care not if its head is dirtied
    • 南國方言俗語備錄 Nam quốc phương ngôn tục ngữ bị lục (Records of the Southern nation's local proverbs and common sayings), folio 13b
      𧐖𥐇麻吱䖳𨱽
      船班𠶦𠰘吱𧕚嚦㕨
      Lươn ngắn mà chê chạch dài,
      Thờn bơn méo miệng chê trai lệch mồm.
      The short swamp eel mocks the long spiny eel,
      The crooked-jawed flatfish mocks the uneven-mouthed oyster.
  2. (by extension, colloquial) median strip, central reservation, roadway divider
    Synonym: dải phân cách

Adjective

lươn

  1. (colloquial, of a person) short for lươn lẹo (“sly, mischievous”)
    Thằng này lươn lắm! Cho vay tiền xong nó quỵt ngay.
    This guy is sly as hell I'm telling you! He always refuses to pay his loans.
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