gượng

See also: gương

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]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣɨəŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

gượng

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

Derived terms

Derived terms

gắng gượng
gượng ép
gượng gạo (từ láy)

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