lạnh lùng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

-ung reduplication (A tone) of lạnh.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lajŋ̟˧˨ʔ lʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [lɛɲ˨˩ʔ lʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lan˨˩˨ lʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Adjective

lạnh lùng

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