khuyên lơn

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwiən˧˧ ləːn˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwiəŋ˧˧ ləːŋ˧˧] ~ [xwiəŋ˧˧ ləːŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰwiəŋ˧˧ ləːŋ˧˧] ~ [xwiəŋ˧˧ ləːŋ˧˧]

Verb

khuyên lơn

  1. to softly but insistently give advice
    • 2010, Minh Niệm, “Tình thương”, in Hiểu về trái tim, NXB Trẻ:
      [] hoặc ta phải khuyên lơn hay nài nỉ thì người kia mới chịu nói ra hết những niềm đau chôn giấu.
      [] or we need to be soft but insistent or plead before this person would fully disclose their hidden pain to us.
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