tần ngần

Vietnamese

Etymology

t- reduplication of ngần.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tən˨˩ ŋən˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [təŋ˦˩ ŋəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təŋ˨˩ ŋəŋ˨˩]

Adjective

tần ngần

  1. hesitating
  2. stunned and at a loss
    Trước vẻ đẹp tuyệt vời như vậy ai mà chẳng tần ngần khôn xiết.
    Anyone would grow indescribably astonished before such a beauty.
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