ngượng ngùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ung reduplication (A tone) of ngượng.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɨəŋ˧˨ʔ ŋʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɨəŋ˨˩ʔ ŋʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɨəŋ˨˩˨ ŋʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Adjective

ngượng ngùng

  1. to be embarrassed, ashamed, to be put out of countenance
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