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