How do you say “lithe” in Vietnamese?

“Lithe” in Vietnamese is uyển chuyển (lissom), yểu điệu (graceful).

Vietnamese words for “lithe”

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

  lissom; lithe

• yểu điệuListenadjective
  Hanoi [ʔiəw˧˩ ʔɗiəw˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔiw˨˩˦ ʔɗiw˨˩˨]yểu dipping điệu heavy

  graceful; lithe

Related Vietnamese words

• dẻoListenadjective

  flexible; malleable; soft

• 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.