xuể

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [swe˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [swej˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾ej˨˩˦]

Adverb

xuể

Placed after a verb or after a negator in a negative sentence to indicate the inability to carry out something.
Nhiều bát đĩa quá, tôi không rửa xuể.
There are too many dishes, I can't clean them all.

Cổ thụ mấy trăm năm tuổi, ba người ôm chẳng xuể.
It is a tree hundreds of years old, not even the arm spans of three can completely surround it.

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