khốn khổ

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 困苦. Doublet of khốn khó.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xon˧˦ xo˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰoŋ˦˧˥ kʰow˧˨] ~ [xoŋ˦˧˥ xow˧˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰoŋ˦˥ kʰow˨˩˦] ~ [xoŋ˦˥ xow˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)

Adjective[edit]

khốn khổ

  1. miserable; wretched