khúc mắc

Vietnamese

Etymology

khúc +‎ mắc.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xʊwk͡p̚˧˦ mak̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥] ~ [xʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥] ~ [xʊwk͡p̚˦˥ mak̚˦˥]

Noun

khúc mắc

1. hitch; difficulty; problem

Adjective

khúc mắc

1. difficult; challenging; problematic