loay hoay

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lwaj˧˧ hwaj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lwaj˧˧ hwaj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [l⁽ʷ⁾aj˧˧ waj˧˧]

Verb

loay hoay (reduplication loay hoa loay hoay, loay hoay loa hoa)

1. to be puzzled, to struggle to deal with something one doesn't know