lạnh lùng
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
- (Northern Vietnam) nạnh nùng
Etymology edit
-ung reduplication (A tone) of lạnh.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lajŋ̟˧˨ʔ lʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɛɲ˨˩ʔ lʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lan˨˩˨ lʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
Adjective edit
lạnh lùng
- (literary, of the weather) that's cold and causes melancholy
- (of a person) cold and unfriendly
- cái nhìn / ánh mắt lạnh lùng
- a cold look / cold eyes