nhếch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare Pacoh nhéc (“to twist mouth to corner”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲəjk̟̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲet̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲəːt̚˦˥]

Verb

nhếch

1. to slightly move

   nhếch mép ― to smirk; to give a smirk (lit. to move the corner [of the mouth])

Related terms

• nhích