khúc khuỷu

Vietnamese

Etymology

khúc (“曲, bent”) +‎ khuỷu (“elbow; bend”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xʊwk͡p̚˧˦ xwiw˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ kʰwiw˧˨] ~ [xʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ xwiw˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˥ kʰwiw˨˩˦] ~ [xʊwk͡p̚˦˥ xwiw˨˩˦]

Adjective

khúc khuỷu • (曲𬁥)

1. winding; bending; zigzagging (especially of landscape)