gục ngã

Vietnamese

Etymology

gục +‎ ngã.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ŋaː˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ŋaː˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ ŋaː˨˩˦]

Verb

gục ngã

  1. (literary) to emotionally collapse or break down
    gục ngã trước khó khănto break down in the face of hardships