ngượng ngùng

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Vietnamese

Etymology

-ung reduplication (A tone) of ngượng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɨəŋ˧˨ʔ ŋʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɨəŋ˨˩ʔ ŋʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋɨəŋ˨˩˨ ŋʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Adjective

ngượng ngùng

to be embarrassed, ashamed, to be put out of countenance

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