lính quýnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “quýnh is "be overcome by"; what is lính here?”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lïŋ˧˦ kwïŋ̟˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨn˦˧˥ kwɨn˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɨn˦˥ wɨn˦˥]

Verb

lính quýnh

1. to bungle, esp. due to becoming frantic and flustered; to become embarrassed and fumble; to rush and mess up