ngại ngùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ung reduplication (A tone) of ngại.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋaːj˧˨ʔ ŋʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋaːj˨˩ʔ ŋʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋaːj˨˩˨ ŋʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

ngại ngùng

to be shy; to be afraid; to be hesitant (generally speaking)

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