khúc mắc

Vietnamese

Etymology

khúc +‎ mắc.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xʊwk͡p̚˧˦ mak̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥] ~ [xʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥] ~ [xʊwk͡p̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥]

Noun

khúc mắc

  1. hitch; difficulty; problem

Adjective

khúc mắc

  1. difficult; challenging; problematic