lạnh lùng
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Vietnamese
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (Northern Vietnam) nạnh nùng
Etymology
[edit]-ung reduplication (A tone) of lạnh.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lajŋ̟˧˨ʔ lʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɛɲ˨˩ʔ lʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [lan˨˩˨ lʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
Adjective
[edit]lạnh lùng
- (literary, of the weather) that's cold and causes melancholy
- (of a person) cold and unfriendly
- cái nhìn / ánh mắt lạnh lùng
- a cold look / cold eyes