giữ kẽ

Vietnamese

Etymology

giữ (“to reserve”) +‎ kẽ (“slip-up (in manner)”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zɨ˦ˀ˥ kɛ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jɨ˧˨ kɛ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jɨ˨˩˦ kɛ˨˩˦]

Verb

giữ kẽ

  1. to be reserved or stiff
    Không cần giữ kẽ vậy đâu, cứ thả lỏng đi.
    No need to be reserved, you should just relax.
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