xoắn xuýt

Vietnamese

Etymology

-it reduplication of xoắn.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [swan˧˦ swit̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [swaŋ˦˧˥ swɨt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾aŋ˦˥ s⁽ʷ⁾ɨt̚˦˥]

Verb

xoắn xuýt

  1. to be attached to somebody; to have a strong attachment to somebody