luống cuống

Vietnamese

Etymology

l- reduplication of cuống.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [luəŋ˧˦ kuəŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [luəŋ˦˧˥ kuəŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [luəŋ˦˥ kuəŋ˦˥]

Adverb

luống cuống

  1. clumsy due to loss of cool or self-control
    • 2005 [1957–1959], chapter 5, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Nhà xuất bản Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Kim Dung [Jin Yong]:
      […] y trong lòng đã sợ sệt, chân tay càng luống cuống.
      […] due to his fear, the movement of his limbs went even more out of his control.
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