bâng khuâng
Vietnamese
Etymology
Compare bàng hoàng.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəŋ˧˧ xwəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəŋ˧˧ kʰwəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓəŋ˧˧ kʰwəŋ˧˧] ~ [ʔɓəŋ˧˧ xwəŋ˧˧]
Adjective
bâng khuâng
- dazed with longing; melancholy; sorrowful; missing vaguely