tê liệt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [te˧˧ liət̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tej˧˧ liək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tej˧˧ liək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

paralyzed
- 2016, Trầm Hương, Trong cơn lốc xoáy, part I, NXB Phụ nữ, page 203:
  Bà Anna đâu biết, Jeannette đã bị tiếng sét mối tình đầu làm cô tê liệt, chưa hết hàng hoàng^[sic].
  Mrs Anna didn't know Jeannette had been struck paralyzed by first love, and that she had not yet overcome being stupefied.

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