cương cứng

Vietnamese

Etymology

cương (“hard/erect”) +‎ cứng (“hard”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɨəŋ˧˧ kɨŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨəŋ˧˧ kɨŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɨəŋ˧˧ kɨŋ˦˥]

Verb

cương cứng

1. (biology, especially of the penis) to erect; to engorge; to swell