lơ lửng

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === lửng lơ (“floating, hovering”) === Etymology === Compound of lơ (indicates loss of tension, structure, anchorage, etc.) +‎ lửng (“midway, unfinished”). Doublet of lửng lơ. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləː˧˧ lɨŋ˧˩] (Huế) IPA(key): [ləː˧˧ lɨŋ˧˨] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləː˧˧ lɨŋ˨˩˦] === Adjective === lơ lửng • (盧朗, 𪽮浪) floating, hanging, hovering (in midspace) Chiếc dù lơ lửng trên không. ― The parachute is hovering in mid-air. alternative form of lửng lơ (“ambiguous, unresolved”) (obsolete) unemployed, idle === Further reading === “lơ lửng”, in Soha Tra Từ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Vietnam Communications Corporation.