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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