nhấp nhô

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Vietnamese

Etymology

-âp reduplication of nhô.

Pronunciation

Adjective

nhấp nhô

  1. wobbling up and down
    • 18th century, Nguyễn Gia Thiều (阮嘉韶) (1741-1798), Cung oán ngâm khúc (宮怨吟曲), Phú Văn đường tàng (富文堂藏), printed in 1866 edition:
      㳥洊𲈫波𣱿濡
      隻船炮影𣵰(⿰氵穌)拉掠
      Sóng cồn cửa bể nhấp nhô,
      Chiếc thuyền bào ảnh lần xô rập rình/rềnh.
      Waves at the estuary wobbling up and down,
      An illusory ship to wobble as it hit .