linh động

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 靈動.

Pronunciation

Adjective

linh động

  1. (archaic, rare) lively; vivacious
  2. in a way that casts aside the formalities; flexible (when dealing with matters); accommodating to the circumstances
    • 2018 January 22, Viễn Sự, Sơn Lâm, “Trẻ con lai ở miền Tây: Con không cha như nhà không nóc ”, in Tuổi Trẻ Online:
      Tuy nhiên, sự "linh động" này sau đó bị siết lại, quận yêu cầu thu hồi tất cả giấy khai sinh cấp sai thẩm quyền.
      However, this “flexbility” was later tightened, with the county demanding that all the birth certificates issued nonjurisdictionally be revoked.