đánh gió

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally: "hitting the wind".

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗajŋ̟˧˦ zɔ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɛɲ˦˧˥ jɔ˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗan˦˥ jɔ˦˥]

Verb

đánh gió

1. (martial arts) to shadowbox (to practice fighting moves without an actual opponent)