How do you say “leapfrog” in Vietnamese?

“Leapfrog” in Vietnamese is nhảy cừu (synonym of nhảy ngựa), nhảy cóc (to leapfrog).

Vietnamese words for “leapfrog”

• nhảy cừuListennoun
  Hanoi [ɲaj˧˩ kiw˨˩] · Saigon [ɲa(ː)j˨˩˦ kɨw˨˩]nhảy dipping cừu falling

  synonym of nhảy ngựa

  for “leapfrog” meaning: To jump over some obstacle, as in the game of leapfrog.

• nhảy cócListenverb
  Hanoi [ɲaj˧˩ kawk͡p̚˧˦] · Saigon [ɲa(ː)j˨˩˦ kawk͡p̚˦˥]nhảy dipping cóc rising

  to leapfrog; to skip

  for “leapfrog” meaning: To advance by engaging the enemy with one unit while another moves further forward.

Related Vietnamese words

• nhảy ngựaListennoun

  leapfrog

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.