trăn trở

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese blăn blở, related to lăn and trở.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕan˧˧ t͡ɕəː˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈaŋ˧˧ ʈəː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈaŋ˧˧ ʈəː˨˩˦]

Verb

trăn trở

1. (rare) to toss and turn (in bed)
2. (figurative) to be concerned; to worry