giằng xé

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaŋ˨˩ sɛ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaŋ˦˩ sɛ˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaŋ˨˩ sɛ˦˥]

Verb

giằng xé

  1. (rather dated) to forcefully bite
    Synonym: xâu xé
  2. (of one's dilemma) to get unbearably hurt
    Sự phản bội của chàng có chăng đã giằng xé nơi tấm thân bi luỵ này.
    My vulnerable heart'd been shed to pieces unless you ever seemed to become a man of your word.
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