Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

ấp úng

[ʔəp̚˧˦ ʔʊwŋ͡m˧˦] 🎙 Say it

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Meaning · English

(verb) to stammer

Verb

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

Xuân đỏ mặt hồi lâu rồi ấp úng: – Bẩm… bẩm ông ấy buộc những tội gì thì nào tôi có biết tiếng Tây đâu?Xuân blushed for a long time and stammered, "Madam, why, maybe he accused me of some crime or other, but I don't know the Westerners' language."

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Common questions

What does “ấp úng” mean?

(verb) to stammer

Is “ấp úng” formal or informal?

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