điêu đứng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiəw˧˧ ʔɗɨŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiw˧˧ ʔɗɨŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗiw˧˧ ʔɗɨŋ˦˥]

Adjective

điêu đứng

  1. get pushed into a chain of obstacles
  2. (by extension) in turmoil; struggling
    Synonyms: lận đận, long đong
    Doanh nghiệp điêu đứng vì đại dịch ― Companies were all struggling with the epidemic
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