lững thững

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɨŋ˦ˀ˥ tʰɨŋ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɨŋ˧˨ tʰɨŋ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɨŋ˨˩˦ tʰɨŋ˨˩˦]

Adverb

lững thững • (朗賞)

  1. leisurely, unhurriedly, slowly and deliberately
    đi lững thững trên bờ hồ
    to take a leisurely walk on the lakeshore
    • 2022, Trường Mai, “Trường Giang hai đầu về biển”, in báo Thời Nay‎[1]:
      Dòng sông Trường Giang (tỉnh Quảng Nam) chẳng biết đâu là nguồn, đâu là cuối, cứ lững thững chảy trôi dọc theo bờ biển.
      The Trường Giang river (Quảng Nam province) seems to have no beginning or end; it just flows unhurriedly along the coastline.
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