mắc kẹt

Vietnamese

Etymology

mắc +‎ kẹt.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mak̚˧˦ kɛt̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mak̚˦˧˥ kɛt̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mak̚˦˥ kɛk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

mắc kẹt

  1. to be caught; to be trapped; to get stuck