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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 Core ActionsTheme

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

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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