khó xử

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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khó +‎ xử.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xɔ˧˦ sɨ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɔ˨˩˦ sɨ˧˨] ~ [xɔ˨˩˦ sɨ˧˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɔ˦˥ sɨ˨˩˦] ~ [xɔ˦˥ sɨ˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)

Adjective

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khó xử

  1. difficult to deal with; between a rock and a hard place
    tình huống khó xửa difficult situation