cứng họng
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]cứng (“hard”) + họng (“throat”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɨŋ˧˦ hawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨŋ˦˧˥ hawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ] ~ [kɨŋ˦˧˥ hɔŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɨŋ˦˥ hawŋ͡m˨˩˨]
Adjective
[edit]- (colloquial, figurative) speechless; tongue-tied; dumbstruck
- Synonym: cứng miệng