xuể
Vietnamese
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [swe˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [swej˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [s⁽ʷ⁾ej˨˩˦]
Adverb
xuể
- Placed after a verb or after a negator in a negative sentence to indicate the inability to carry out something.
- Nhiều bát đĩa quá, tôi không rửa xuể.
- There are too many dishes, I can't clean them all.
- Cổ thụ mấy trăm năm tuổi, ba người ôm chẳng xuể.
- It is a tree hundreds of years old, not even the arm spans of three can completely surround it.