ngắc ngứ

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋak̚˧˦ ŋɨ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋak̚˦˧˥ ŋɨ˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋak̚˦˥ ŋɨ˦˥]

Verb

ngắc ngứ

to stumble over one's words, to pause halfway what one is saying
- 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 74:
  - Khi… - Vạn ngắc ngứ một lúc, chợt trở nên mạnh mẽ - Khi nào anh em mình học hành thành tài.
  "When—" Vạn paused a while, after which he suddenly became more resolute: "When we have studied to become talented people. […]"

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