How do you say “hover” in Vietnamese?

“Hover” in Vietnamese is lượn (to soar), chờn vờn (to linger).

Vietnamese words for “hover”

• lượnListenverb
  Hanoi [lɨən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [lɨəŋ˨˩˨]lượn heavy

  to soar; to hover; to glide

  for “hover” meaning: To remain stationary or float in the air.

• chờn vờnListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕəːn˨˩ vəːn˨˩] · Saigon [cəːŋ˨˩ vəːŋ˨˩]chờn falling vờn falling

  to linger; to hover; to dawdle

  for “hover” meaning: Sometimes followed by over: to hang around or linger in a place, especially in an uncertain manner.

Related Vietnamese words

• lởn vởnListenverb

  to linger; to hover

• luẩn quẩnListenverb

  to dangle about; to hover about; to hang around

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.