rủn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "run"

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zun˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐun˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Adjective

rủn

weak; faint; limp
- 1978, Chu Lai, chapter 9, in Nắng đồng bằng, NXB Quân đội Nhân dân:
  Ba hôm nay ăn toàn cháo nấu với rau móp lõng bõng, chậy tay muốn rủn cả ra rồi.
  Three days now he had only had watery rice congee with Lasia spinosa; when he stretched his hands, they went all limp.
exhausted; weary; drained

Derived terms

bủn rủn (weary)
rủn chí (discouraged)

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