chuồn chuồn

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuən˨˩ t͡ɕuən˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuəŋ˦˩ t͡ɕuəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cuəŋ˨˩ cuəŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) chuồn chuồn (𧋃𧋃, 𧓆𧓆, 𧋃𧋃, 𧓆𧓆)

a dragonfly
Chuồn chuồn bay thấp thì mưa, bay cao thì nắng, bay vừa thì râm.
It will be sunny if dragonflies fly low, rainy if high, neither if so so.

Derived terms

chuồn chuồn kim (“damselfly”)

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