ngại ngùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ung reduplication (A tone) of ngại.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ngại ngùng

  1. to be shy; to be afraid; to be hesitant (generally speaking)
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