gượng

See also: gương and guồng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 強 (“to force, to make an effort; forced”, SV: cưỡng).

    Pronunciation

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

    Adjective

    gượng

    1. strained, forced, unnatural
      Diễn xuất gượng gạo quá.
      The acting looks so forced.

    Derived terms

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