nghếch ngác

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Partial reduplication of nghếch (“to look puzzled”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋəjk̟̚˧˦ ŋaːk̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋet̚˦˧˥ ŋaːk̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋəːt̚˦˥ ŋaːk̚˦˥] === Adjective === nghếch ngác • (逆咢, 逆𥈭) puzzled, bewildered (by something new) === Further reading === “nghếch ngác”, in Soha Tra Từ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Vietnam Communications Corporation.