uyển chuyển

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 婉轉, composed of 婉 and 轉.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔwiən˧˩ t͡ɕwiən˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔwiəŋ˧˨ t͡ɕwiəŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [(ʔ)wiəŋ˨˩˦ c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦]

Adjective

uyển chuyển

  1. flexible, supple
  2. lissom, lithe
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