ngứa mắt

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɨə˧˦ mat̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɨə˨˩˦ mak̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) 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

Related terms

• chướng mắt
• gai mắt
• chướng tai gai mắt

See also

• mát tai