vấp váp

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ap reduplication of vấp.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vəp̚˧˦ vaːp̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [vəp̚˦˧˥ vaːp̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [vəp̚˦˥ vaːp̚˦˥] ~ [jəp̚˦˥ jaːp̚˦˥]

Verb

vấp váp

1. to stumble; to trip (generally speaking)
2. to come up against (difficulties); to flounder (generally speaking)

Noun

vấp váp

1. difficulty; impediment (generally speaking)