lưỡng lự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 兩 (“two”) and 慮 (“thought”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˦ˀ˥ lɨ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˧˨ lɨ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˨˩˦ lɨ˨˩˨]

Verb

lưỡng lự

1. to hesitate; to be unable to make up one's mind