ngã ngửa

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋaː˦ˀ˥ ŋɨə˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋaː˧˨ ŋɨə˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋaː˨˩˦ ŋɨə˨˩˦]

Verb

ngã ngửa

  1. to get extremely surprised, due to the unexpected.
    Synonym: té ngửa
    Near-synonym: hớp hồn
    Cả giáo xứ ngã ngửa trước tin vị linh mục ấy vừa qua đời.
    The entire fellow was astonished by the announcement of the priest's very death.

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