gục ngã

Vietnamese

Etymology

gục +‎ ngã.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ŋaː˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ŋaː˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨ ŋaː˨˩˦]

Verb

(literary) to emotionally collapse or break down
gục ngã trước khó khăn ― to break down in front of hardships

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