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vùng vẫy

Pronunciation Northern /vṳŋ˨˩ vəʔəj˧˥/ Central /juŋ˧˧ jəj˧˩˨/ Southern /juŋ˨˩ jəj˨˩˦/
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struggle
Verb
struggle
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Verb
to struggle Movement & SportTheme

To try to move forcefully in order to escape from a grip or a difficult situation.

vi Con cá đang vùng vẫy để thoát khỏi tấm lưới.

en The fish is struggling to escape from the net.

Sense 2 Verb
spread one's wings Animals & PlantsTheme

To spread one's wings.

vi Môi trường mới là nơi để cô ấy thỏa sức vùng vẫy và phát triển tài năng.

en The new environment is a place for her to spread her wings and develop her talent.

Parts
vùng / vẫy / 塳𢭶
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
塳𢭶
Candidates by syllable
vùng 塳(漨 / 𡓄 / 𤀘) vẫy 𢭶
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
vung vẩy / shiver
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Use
tiểu vùng / vùng đặc quyền kinh tế / vùng đất / vùng miền …
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