nặng nề

Vietnamese

Etymology

From nặng (“heavy/stressful”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naŋ˧˨ʔ ne˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [naŋ˨˩ʔ nej˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [naŋ˨˩˨ nej˨˩]

Adjective

nặng nề • (𥗾𪿗)

1. heavy; massive; hefty
2. burdensome; onerous; demanding; stressful
3. (figurative, of motion) slow; clumsy; awkward
4. (euphemistic) fat; chunky; obese

Adverb

nặng nề • (𥗾𪿗)

1. heavily; massively
2. onerously; stressfully
3. (figurative, of motion) clumsily; awkwardly