ngại ngùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ung reduplication (A tone) of ngại.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋaːj˧˨ʔ ŋʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋaːj˨˩ʔ ŋʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋaːj˨˩˨ ŋʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

ngại ngùng

1. to be shy; to be afraid; to be hesitant (generally speaking)