luống cuống

Vietnamese

Etymology

l- reduplication of cuống.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [luəŋ˧˦ kuəŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [luəŋ˦˧˥ kuəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [luəŋ˦˥ kuəŋ˦˥]

Adverb

luống cuống

1. clumsy due to loss of cool or self-control
   • 2005, chapter 5, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):

     […] y trong lòng đã sợ sệt, chân tay càng luống cuống.

     […] due to his fear, the movement of his limbs went even more out of his control.