bơi lội
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
bơi (“to swim”) + lội (“to swim (dialectal); to wade”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəːj˧˧ loj˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəːj˧˧ loj˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓəːj˧˧ loj˨˩˨]
Verb edit
- to swim (generally speaking)
- giải bơi lội vô địch quốc gia ― national swimming championship
Noun edit
- swimming
- Bơi lội vui phết nhỉ?
- Swimming is really fun, isn't it?