uất ức

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鬱抑.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔwət̚˧˦ ʔɨk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔwək̚˦˧˥ ʔɨk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [(ʔ)wək̚˦˥ ʔɨk̚˦˥]

Verb

uất ức

1. to be indignant; to writhe in; to grieve