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vòng vo

Pronunciation Northern /va̤wŋ˨˩ vɔ˧˧/ Central /jawŋ˧˧ jɔ˧˥/ Southern /jawŋ˨˩ jɔ˧˧/
Listen
beat around the bush
Adjective
beat around the bush

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
beat around the bush

Avoiding the main topic or not speaking directly about a subject in a straightforward or clear manner.

vi Xin hãy nói thẳng vào vấn đề thay vì cứ vòng vo.

en Please get straight to the point instead of beating around the bush.

Parts
vòng / vo / 鑅扜
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
鑅扜
Candidates by syllable
vòng 鑅(𠺯 / 𤥑 / 𥿺 / 𨦩) vo 扜
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
vòng / vòng tròn / vòng hoa / vòng vèo …
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Use
vòng vo tam quốc / vòng xuyến / vòng quanh / vòng ba …
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