ức

See also: ực, UC, uC, Úc, uç, üç, -uc, and u/c

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 臆 (“chest”). Compare Proto-Tai *ʔɤkᴰ (“chest”), whence Thai อก (òk).

Noun

(classifier cái) ức

(of a human) sternum
(of a bird, especially a poultry bird) breast

See also

vú

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 抑 (“to repress”).

Verb

ức

to resent (about something, especially when one can do nothing about it)

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