vẩn vơ

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vən˧˩ vəː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vəŋ˧˨ vəː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vəŋ˨˩˦ vəː˧˧] ~ [jəŋ˨˩˦ jəː˧˧]

Adverb

vẩn vơ

  1. aimlessly
    Tôi vào lớp, ngồi xuống chỗ ngồi của mình, không biết phải làm gì nên suy nghĩ vẩn vơ.
    I entered class, sat down in my seat, and didn't know what to do so my thoughts started to wander.

Adjective

vẩn vơ

  1. undefined; vague; faint; as if in a dream; lounging; loafing around
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