Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Reduplication of chuồn.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(classifier con) chuồn chuồn (𧋃𧋃, 𧓆𧓆)

  1. a dragonfly
    Synonym: vìn vịn
    Chuồn chuồn bay thấp thì mưa, bay cao thì nắng, bay vừa thì râm.
    It will be sunny if dragonflies fly high, rainy if low, cloudy if just not too high or too low.

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