uất ức

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鬱抑.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔwət̚˧˦ ʔɨk̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔwək̚˦˧˥ ʔɨk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [(ʔ)wək̚˦˥ ʔɨk̚˦˥]

Verb

uất ức

  1. to be indignant; to writhe in; to grieve