nghịch ngợm

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ơm reduplication of nghịch.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋïk̟̚˧˨ʔ ŋəːm˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɨt̚˨˩ʔ ŋəːm˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋɨt̚˨˩˨ ŋəːm˨˩˨]

Adjective

nghịch ngợm

playful; mischievous.
Thằng bé rất thông minh nhưng hay nghịch ngợm.
The boy is very intelligent but very mischievous.

References

"nghịch ngợm" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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