ngứa tai

Vietnamese

Etymology

ngứa (“to feel an itch”) +‎ tai (“ears”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɨə˧˦ taːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɨə˨˩˦ taːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋɨə˦˥ taːj˧˧]

Verb

ngứa tai

1. (colloquial) to feel uncomfortable at hearing something shocking to the ears