bơi lội

Vietnamese

Etymology

bơi (“to swim”) +‎ lội (“to swim (dialectal); to wade”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːj˧˧ loj˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːj˧˧ loj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːj˧˧ loj˨˩˨]

Verb

to swim (generally speaking)
giải bơi lội vô địch quốc gia ― national swimming championship

Noun

swimming
Bơi lội vui phết nhỉ?
Swimming is really fun, isn't it?

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