nghịch ngợm

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ơm reduplication of nghịch.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋïk̟̚˧˨ʔ ŋəːm˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɨt̚˨˩ʔ ŋəːm˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɨt̚˨˩˨ ŋəːm˨˩˨]

Adjective

nghịch ngợm

  1. playful; mischievous.
    Thằng bé rất thông minh nhưng hay nghịch ngợm.
    The boy is very intelligent but very mischievous.

References

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