lưỡng lự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 兩 (“two”) and 慮 (“thought”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˦ˀ˥ lɨ˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˧˨ lɨ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lɨəŋ˨˩˦ lɨ˨˩˨]

Verb

lưỡng lự

to hesitate; to be unable to make up one's mind

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