luống cuống

Vietnamese

Etymology

l- reduplication of cuống.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [luəŋ˧˦ kuəŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [luəŋ˦˧˥ kuəŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [luəŋ˦˥ kuəŋ˦˥]

Adverb

luống cuống

clumsy due to loss of cool or self-control
- 2005, chapter 5, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
  […] y trong lòng đã sợ sệt, chân tay càng luống cuống.
  […] due to his fear, the movement of his limbs went even more out of his control.

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