ngập ngừng

Vietnamese

Etymology

-âp reduplication of ngừng.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ngập ngừng (‑a reduplication ngập ngà ngập ngừng)

  1. to be hesitant; to waver
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