câu nệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 拘泥.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧ ne˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧ nej˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧ nej˨˩˨]

Adjective

câu nệ

  1. fussy; finicky; inflexible