ngắn ngủi

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ui reduplication of ngắn.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋan˧˦ ŋuj˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋaŋ˦˧˥ ŋuj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋaŋ˦˥ ŋuj˨˩˦]

Adjective

ngắn ngủi

  1. too short; brief