quấn quýt

Vietnamese

Etymology

-it reduplicative of quấn.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwən˧˦ kwit̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwəŋ˦˧˥ kwɨt̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [wəŋ˦˥ wɨt̚˦˥]

Verb

quấn quýt

1. to wrap up (in); to twine; to wind round