ngắc ngứ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋak̚˧˦ ŋɨ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋak̚˦˧˥ ŋɨ˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋak̚˦˥ ŋɨ˦˥]

Verb

ngắc ngứ

  1. to stumble over one's words, to pause halfway what one is saying
    • 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 74:
      - Khi… - Vạn ngắc ngứ một lúc, chợt trở nên mạnh mẽ - Khi nào anh em mình học hành thành tài.
      "When—" Vạn paused a while, after which he suddenly became more resolute: "When we have studied to become talented people. […]"
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