vấp váp

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ap reduplication of vấp.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vəp̚˧˦ vaːp̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vəp̚˦˧˥ vaːp̚˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [vəp̚˦˥ vaːp̚˦˥] ~ [jəp̚˦˥ jaːp̚˦˥]

Verb

vấp váp

  1. to stumble; to trip (generally speaking)
  2. to come up against (difficulties); to flounder (generally speaking)

Noun

vấp váp

  1. difficulty; impediment (generally speaking)
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