ngáp ngắn ngáp dài

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally, "to do short yawns and long yawns", which can be interpreted as "to do all kinds of yawns".

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋaːp̚˧˦ ŋan˧˦ ŋaːp̚˧˦ zaːj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋaːp̚˦˧˥ ŋaŋ˦˧˥ ŋaːp̚˦˧˥ jaːj˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ŋaːp̚˦˥ ŋaŋ˦˥ ŋaːp̚˦˥ jaːj˨˩]

Verb

ngáp ngắn ngáp dài

  1. (idiomatic) to be intensely bored
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