câu nệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 拘泥.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˧ ne˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˧ nej˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəw˧˧ nej˨˩˨]

Adjective

fussy; finicky; inflexible

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