khúc khuỷu

Vietnamese

Etymology

khúc (“曲, bent”) +‎ khuỷu (“elbow; bend”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xʊwk͡p̚˧˦ xwiw˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ kʰwiw˧˨] ~ [xʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ xwiw˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˥ kʰwiw˨˩˦] ~ [xʊwk͡p̚˦˥ xwiw˨˩˦]

Adjective

khúc khuỷu • (曲𬁥)

  1. winding; bending; zigzagging (especially of landscape)
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