luống cuống
Vietnamese
Etymology
l-reduplicative of cuống.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [luəŋ˧˦ kuəŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [luəŋ˦˧˥ kuəŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [luəŋ˦˥ kuəŋ˦˥]
Adverb
luống cuống
- clumsy due to loss of cool or self-control
- 2005, chapter 5, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
- […] y trong lòng đã sợ sệt, chân tay càng luống cuống.
- […] due to his fear, the movement of his limbs went even more out of his control.
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