How do you say “lissom” in Vietnamese?

“Lissom” in Vietnamese is dẻo (flexible), uyển chuyển (lissom).

Vietnamese words for “lissom”

• dẻoListenadjective
  Hanoi [zɛw˧˩] · Saigon [jɛw˨˩˦]dẻo dipping

  flexible; malleable; soft

  for “lissom” meaning: Flexible and graceful in movement; lithe.

• uyển chuyểnListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔwiən˧˩ t͡ɕwiən˧˩] · Saigon [(ʔ)wiəŋ˨˩˦ c⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩˦]uyển dipping chuyển dipping

  lissom; lithe

Related Vietnamese words

• mềm mạiListenadjective

  supple; pliant; soft

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.