vấp váp
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]-ap reduplication of vấp.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vəp̚˧˦ vaːp̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [vəp̚˦˧˥ vaːp̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [vəp̚˦˥ vaːp̚˦˥] ~ [jəp̚˦˥ jaːp̚˦˥]
Verb
[edit]vấp váp
- to stumble; to trip (generally speaking)
- to come up against (difficulties); to flounder (generally speaking)
Noun
[edit]vấp váp
- difficulty; impediment (generally speaking)