How do you say “strained” in Vietnamese?

“Strained” in Vietnamese is căng thẳng (strained), gượng (strained).

Vietnamese words for “strained”

• căng thẳngListenadjective
  Hanoi [kaŋ˧˧ tʰaŋ˧˩] · Saigon [kaŋ˧˧ tʰaŋ˨˩˦]căng level thẳng dipping

  strained; stressed; tense

• gượngListenadjective
  Hanoi [ɣɨəŋ˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɣɨəŋ˨˩˨]gượng heavy

  strained; forced; unnatural

Related Vietnamese words

• găngListenadjective

  tight; tense; strained

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