xoay

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [swaj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [swaj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾aj˧˧]

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xoay

1. to turn; to swivel

   xoay ốc vào chốt ― to lead a screw in a bolt

2. (figurative) to take pains

   Nhà nó nghèo, phải xoay đủ mọi nghề tìm kế sinh nhai. ― Because the boy was born with poverty, he must take pains to make a slightest living with dozens of occupations.

3. (by extension, colloquial) to manage to obtain something scarce

   Người ta xếp hàng dài cho buổi hoà nhạc, tao xoay vé mãi mới được đấy. ― A huge number of attendants were lining up for the concert, but I managed to take hold of the tickets at last.

(classifier cây) xoay

1. Dialium cochinchinense