cáu kỉnh

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

-inh reduplication of cáu.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaw˧˦ kïŋ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaw˨˩˦ kɨn˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ka(ː)w˦˥ kɨn˨˩˦]

Adjective edit

cáu kỉnh

irritable; grumpy; surly

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