lép kẹp

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɛp̚˧˦ kɛp̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɛp̚˦˧˥ kɛp̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɛp̚˦˥ kɛp̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

lép kẹp

  1. hollow, flat, without its usual bulge
    • 1978, Chu Lai, chapter 4, in Nắng đồng bằng, NXB Quân đội Nhân dân:
      Nhìn vào cánh tay gầy gò đen xạm, lại tẩn mẩn ngó xuống khoanh ngực lép kẹp, cái bụng chang bang vì sa lách, Linh khẽ cười…
      Looking at his skinny, tanned, weathered hands, and then spending some time watching his hollow chest and his belly bulging from salads, Linh laughed softly.
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