How do you say “flounder” in Vietnamese?

“Flounder” in Vietnamese is giãy (to squirm violently).

Vietnamese words for “flounder”

• giãyListenverb
  Hanoi [zaj˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [ja(ː)j˨˩˦]giãy creaky rising

  to squirm violently; to writhe violently; to wriggle

Related Vietnamese words

• cá bơnListennoun

  flatfish; sole

• loạng choạngListenverb

  to totter; to stagger

• nhầm lẫnListenverb

  to mistake; to confuse

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.