cường điệu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 強調.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɨəŋ˨˩ ʔɗiəw˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨəŋ˦˩ ʔɗiw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɨəŋ˨˩ ʔɗiw˨˩˨]

Adjective

cường điệu

  1. overly dramatic, exaggerative
    Phim nó cường điệu quá, coi hơi khó nghiêm túc.
    The movie had so many exaggerated things, it's a bit hard for me to watch it seriously.

Derived terms

  • cường điệu hoá
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