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