chông gai

Vietnamese

Etymology

chông (“spike”) +‎ gai (“thorn”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˧ ɣaːj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˧ ɣaːj˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [cəwŋ͡m˧˧ ɣaːj˧˧]

Noun

(literary) difficulty; obstacle

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