nặng nề

Vietnamese

Etymology

From nặng (“heavy/stressful”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [naŋ˧˨ʔ ne˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [naŋ˨˩ʔ nej˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [naŋ˨˩˨ nej˨˩]

Adjective

nặng nề • (𥗾𪿗)

  1. heavy; massive; hefty
  2. burdensome; onerous; demanding; stressful
  3. (figurative, of motion) slow; clumsy; awkward
  4. (euphemistic) fat; chunky; obese

Adverb

nặng nề • (𥗾𪿗)

  1. heavily; massively
  2. onerously; stressfully
  3. (figurative, of motion) clumsily; awkwardly
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