See also: uon, uôn, ươn, and u-on

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Particularly: “Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (winding, crooked, SV: uyển)?”

Pronunciation

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Verb

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uốn (𢺝)

  1. to bend to make a particular shape without breaking
    uốn dây thép thành cái mócto bend a steel wire into a hook
    uốn cây bonsaito bend a bonsai tree

Derived terms

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