giương vây
Pronunciation
Northern
/zɨəŋ˧˧ vəj˧˧/
Central
/jɨəŋ˧˥ jəj˧˥/
Southern
/jɨəŋ˧˧ jəj˧˧/
flex one's muscles
Verb
flex one's muscles
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Verb
flex one's muscles
To display one's power or influence in a way that is intended to intimidate or impress others.
vi Ông ta luôn giương vây để chứng tỏ quyền lực của mình.
en He is always flexing his muscles to prove his power.
Parts
giương / vây / 𥆀𩻟
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Parts
giương / vây / 𥆀𩻟
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𥆀𩻟
Candidates by syllable
giương
𥆀
vây
𩻟（𩻺 / 𩼀）
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.
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giương / giương cao / giương mắt / giương buồm …
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Similar
giương / giương cao / giương mắt / giương buồm …
Use
bao vây / vây bọc / bủa vây / vây quanh
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Use
bao vây / vây bọc / bủa vây / vây quanh