khổ thân

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from (suffering) and (body; self).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xo˧˩ tʰən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰow˧˨ tʰəŋ˧˧] ~ [xow˧˨ tʰəŋ˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰow˨˩˦ tʰəŋ˧˧] ~ [xow˨˩˦ tʰəŋ˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)

Adjective[edit]

khổ thân

  1. (colloquial) tormenting; self-tormenting; painful; poor; pitiable