loi ngoi
Pronunciation
Northern
/lɔj˧˧ ŋɔj˧˧/
Central
/lɔj˧˥ ŋɔj˧˥/
Southern
/lɔj˧˧ ŋɔj˧˧/
flounder, struggle
Verb
flounder, struggle
Learn more
After looking up a meaning, choose a textbook or practice activity to keep learning Vietnamese.
Learn letters and pronunciation from the beginning
Open the 10days courseA ten-day introductory course. Open the cover to start learning or continue where you left off.
Learn conversation through a story
Read about “Tết, the Third Time”A textbook that teaches conversation through a family story. It is being prepared; see its content and release status.
Practise words and sounds in short activities
Choose from the practice listChoose an activity for vocabulary, tones, listening and other skills.
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
▸
Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
flounder, struggle
To struggle or move about clumsily, especially when trying to stay afloat or move through difficulty.
vi Đứa trẻ đang loi ngoi tập bơi để cố gắng ngoi lên mặt nước.
en The child is struggling to stay afloat while learning to swim.
Parts
loi / ngoi / 㵢𢶼
▸
Parts
loi / ngoi / 㵢𢶼
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
㵢𢶼
Candidates by syllable
loi
㵢（𩁦）
ngoi
𢶼（𤀖）
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
loi choi / loi / loi nhoi / flounder
▸
Similar
loi choi / loi / loi nhoi / flounder
Use
lẻ loi / cù loi
▸
Use
lẻ loi / cù loi