ngọng nghịu
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Speaking with a lisp or in a faltering, unclear manner: Describes the way of speaking of someone who has difficulty pronouncing certain sounds, especially sibilants like "s" and "z," or who speaks in a hesitant, mumbling, or childish way.
- Childish or babylike speech: Can refer to the cute, imperfect pronunciation typical of young children who are learning to talk.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Đứa bé mới tập nói nên còn ngọng nghịu. (The child is just learning to speak, so he still lisps / speaks in a babylike way.)
- Anh ấy nói hơi ngọng nghịu khi phát âm chữ "s". (He speaks with a slight lisp when pronouncing the letter "s".)
- Giọng nói ngọng nghịu của em bé nghe thật đáng yêu. (The baby's lisping voice sounds really adorable.)
Advanced Usage
- Used to describe imperfect articulation beyond a clinical lisp: Can describe any unclear, mumbling, or hesitant speech, not necessarily a permanent speech impediment.
- Cô ấy trả lời ngọng nghịu vì quá xúc động. (She answered falteringly because she was too emotional.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ngọng (adj): The more common, shorter form meaning "to have a lisp" or "to speak unclearly." "Ngọng nghịu" often carries a more descriptive or slightly more emphatic nuance.
- Nói ngọng (verb phrase): To speak with a lisp.
- Cậu bé ấy nói ngọng. (That boy speaks with a lisp.)
Synonyms
- Lắp bắp (adj/adv): To stammer, to stutter (often due to nervousness or emotion, focusing on repetition and breaks rather than specific sound distortion).
- Ụt ịt (adj/adv): To mumble, to speak in a low, unclear voice (focusing on low volume and lack of clarity).
Related Phrases / Idioms
- Nói ngọng nghịu như trẻ lên ba: To speak as falteringly as a three-year-old child. (An idiom emphasizing very childish or unclear speech.)
- Sau cú sốc, ông ấy nói ngọng nghịu như trẻ lên ba. (After the shock, he spoke as falteringly as a toddler.)
- Lisp