tệ nạn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 弊 (“disadvantage”) and 難 (“disaster”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [te˧˨ʔ naːn˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tej˨˩ʔ naːŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tej˨˩˨ naːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

tệ nạn

1. ills (of society); evil