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khúc khuỷu

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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khúc (, bent) +‎ khuỷu (elbow; bend).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xʊwk͡p̚˧˦ xwiw˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ kʰwiw˧˨] ~ [xʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ xwiw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˥ kʰwiw˨˩˦] ~ [xʊwk͡p̚˦˥ xwiw˨˩˦]

Adjective

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khúc khuỷu (𬁥)

  1. winding; bending; zigzagging (especially of landscape)