How do you say “sway” in Vietnamese?

“Sway” in Vietnamese is đu (swing), đung đưa (to sway lightly), lắc lư (to shake).

Vietnamese words for “sway”

• đuListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɗu˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɗʊw˧˧]đu level

  swing

  for “sway” meaning: To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.

• đung đưaListenverb
  Hanoi [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗɨə˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɗʊwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗɨə˧˧]đung level đưa level

  to sway lightly; to swing; to dangle

  for “sway” meaning: To move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock.

• lắc lưListenverb
  Hanoi [lak̚˧˦ lɨ˧˧] · Saigon [lak̚˦˥ lɨ˧˧]lắc rising lư level

  to shake; to sway

Related Vietnamese words

• lay chuyểnListenverb

  to sway

• chuyểnListenverb

  to move; to send; to deliver

• thế lựcListennoun

  influence; power

• chệchListenadjective

  off target; off course; deviating

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.