gượng

See also: gương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 強 (“to force, to make an effort; forced”, SV: cưỡng).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

gượng

  1. strained, forced, unnatural
    Diễn xuất gượng gạo quá.
    The acting looks so forced.

Derived terms

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