luân lưu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 輪流 (“to alternate”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lwən˧˧ liw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lwəŋ˧˧ lɨw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [l⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧ lɨw˧˧]

Adverb

luân lưu

1. (soccer) in a penalty shootout

   đá/sút luân lưu ― to go into a penalty shoot-out