vân vê

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vən˧˧ ve˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vəŋ˧˧ vej˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vəŋ˧˧ vej˧˧] ~ [jəŋ˧˧ jej˧˧]

Verb

to repeatedly roll between the fingers
- 2016, chapter 2, in Nguyễn Đức Vịnh, transl., Đừng nói chuyện với cô ấy, part I, NXB Phụ Nữ, translation of 别和她说话 by Yù Jǐn (Ngộ Cẩn):
  Tôi đưa tay vân vê cằm, nhìn cô ta bằng ánh mắt chờ mong.
  I twiddled my chin with my hand, looking at her with expectant eyes.

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