ngạt thở

Vietnamese

Etymology

ngạt (“to suffocate”) +‎ thở (“to breath”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋaːt̚˧˨ʔ tʰəː˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋaːk̚˨˩ʔ tʰəː˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋaːk̚˨˩˨ tʰəː˨˩˦]

Verb

ngạt thở

  1. to suffocate (especially due to not being able to breathe)
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