khệ nệ

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xe˧˨ʔ ne˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰej˨˩ʔ nej˨˩ʔ] ~ [xej˨˩ʔ nej˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰej˨˩˨ nej˨˩˨] ~ [xej˨˩˨ nej˨˩˨]

Adverb[edit]

(of one's gait) sluggish; clumsy; awkward while carrying something heavy

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