cứng họng

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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cứng (hard) +‎ họng (throat).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɨŋ˧˦ hawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨŋ˦˧˥ hawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ] ~ [kɨŋ˦˧˥ hɔŋ˨˩ʔ] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɨŋ˦˥ hawŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Adjective

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cứng họng (𠠊𦙥)

  1. (colloquial, figurative) speechless; tongue-tied; dumbstruck
    Synonym: cứng miệng