câu nệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 拘泥.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧ ne˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧ nej˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəw˧˧ nej˨˩˨]

    Adjective

    câu nệ

    1. fussy; finicky; inflexible