ngứa tai

Vietnamese

Etymology

ngứa (to feel an itch) +‎ tai (ears).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ngứa tai

  1. (colloquial) to feel uncomfortable at hearing something shocking to the ears