bơi lội
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]bơi (“to swim”) + lội (“to swim (dialectal); to wade”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəːj˧˧ loj˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəːj˧˧ loj˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəːj˧˧ loj˨˩˨]
Verb
[edit]- to swim (generally speaking)
- giải bơi lội vô địch quốc gia ― national swimming championship
Noun
[edit]- swimming
- Bơi lội vui phết nhỉ?
- Swimming is really fun, isn't it?