vấp ngã

Vietnamese

Etymology

vấp +‎ ngã.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vəp̚˧˦ ŋaː˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vəp̚˦˧˥ ŋaː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vəp̚˦˥ ŋaː˨˩˦] ~ [jəp̚˦˥ ŋaː˨˩˦]

Verb

vấp ngã

1. to stumble and fall (from the lack of experience or knowledge); to fail