chuột rút

Vietnamese

Etymology

From chuột (“biceps”) +‎ rút (“to pull out or pull back”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuət̚˧˨ʔ zut̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuək̚˨˩ʔ ʐʊk̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cuək̚˨˩˨ ɹʊk͡p̚˦˥]

Noun

chuột rút

cramp (a painful contraction of a muscle which cannot be controlled)
Synonym: vọp bẻ

Verb

chuột rút

to be cramped
Synonym: vọp bẻ

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