kể lể

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ke˧˩ le˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kej˧˨ lej˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kej˨˩˦ lej˨˩˦]

Verb

kể lể

1. (intransitive) to tell stories in detail or at length in order to get attention or sympathy; to talk on and on