lạnh lùng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(Northern Vietnam) nạnh nùng

Etymology

-ung reduplication (A tone) of lạnh.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lajŋ̟˧˨ʔ lʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lɛɲ˨˩ʔ lʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lan˨˩˨ lʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Adjective

lạnh lùng

(literary, of the weather) that's cold and causes melancholy
(of a person) cold and unfriendly
cái nhìn / ánh mắt lạnh lùng
a cold look / cold eyes

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