ngứa mắt

Vietnamese

Etymology

ngứa (“to feel an itch”) +‎ mắt (“eyes”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ngứa mắt

  1. (colloquial) to feel uneasy at seeing something shocking to the eyes; to be displeased by an eyesore
  • chướng mắt
  • gai mắt
  • chướng tai gai mắt

See also

  • mát tai
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