luẩn quẩn

Vietnamese

Etymology

l- reduplication of quẩn. Compare lẩn quẩn, loanh quanh.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lwən˧˩ kwən˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lwəŋ˧˨ kwəŋ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [l⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˨˩˦ wəŋ˨˩˦]

Verb

luẩn quẩn

1. to dangle about; to hover about; to hang around