ngáp ngắn ngáp dài

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally, "to do short yawns and long yawns", which can be interpreted as "to do all kinds of yawns".

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋaːp̚˧˦ ŋan˧˦ ŋaːp̚˧˦ zaːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋaːp̚˦˧˥ ŋaŋ˦˧˥ ŋaːp̚˦˧˥ jaːj˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋaːp̚˦˥ ŋaŋ˦˥ ŋaːp̚˦˥ jaːj˨˩]

Verb

ngáp ngắn ngáp dài

1. (idiomatic) to be intensely bored