hoạn nạn
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 患難, composed of 患 and 難.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaːn˧˨ʔ naːn˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaːŋ˨˩ʔ naːŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˨˩˨ naːŋ˨˩˨]
Noun
[edit]- calamity; misfortune; disaster
- giúp đỡ ai trong cơn hoạn nạn ― to assist someone in misfortune
- bỏ rơi ai trong cơn hoạn nạn ― to leave someone in the lurch