khó xử

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

khó +‎ xử.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (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[edit]

khó xử

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