mắc kẹt

Vietnamese

Etymology

mắc +‎ kẹt.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mak̚˧˦ kɛt̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mak̚˦˧˥ kɛt̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mak̚˦˥ kɛk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

mắc kẹt

1. to be caught; to be trapped; to get stuck