cặm cụi

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kam˧˨ʔ kuj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kam˨˩ʔ kuj˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kam˨˩˨ kuj˨˩˨]

Adjective

cặm cụi • (㩒𨆝)

1. completely busy; occupied

Adverb

cặm cụi • (㩒𨆝)

1. attentively; industriously