ứa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare tứa.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ứa • (𩜏)

1. (of liquids etc.) to run; to ooze; to overflow

   Tay chân mình run run muốn ứa nước mắt, vậy mà mấy đứa trong lớp cứ cười lăn cười bò.

   My hands and feet were shaking and I wanted to cry (lit. let out tears), but the kids in the class kept on laughing.