dở dở ương ương
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduplication of dở (“unfinished”) + ương (“not yet ripe”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəː˧˩ zəː˧˩ ʔɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [jəː˧˨ jəː˧˨ ʔɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [jəː˨˩˦ jəː˨˩˦ ʔɨəŋ˧˧ ʔɨəŋ˧˧]
Adjective
[edit]- in an intermediate or undetermined stage; in-between; (of a person) not very smart, but not entirely stupid either; half-witted