chạnh lòng

Vietnamese

Etymology

chạnh +‎ lòng.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˨ʔ lawŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɛɲ˨˩ʔ lawŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [t͡ɕɛɲ˨˩ʔ lɔŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [can˨˩˨ lawŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

chạnh lòng

  1. to be moved; to be touched
  2. to be offended; to have one's feelings hurt