lúi húi
Vietnamese
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Pronunciation
editAdjective
edit- engrossed in, absorbed by
- Synonym: lụi hụi
- 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 444:
- Buổi chiều hôm ấy, Jeannette đang lúi húi giúp Hai Sành bán gà vịt ở chợ Bà Chiểu.
- That afternoon, Jeannette had been absorbed by her work helping Hai Sành sell chickens and ducks at Bà Chiểu market.