khổ sai
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 苦 and 差.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xo˧˩ saːj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰow˧˨ ʂaːj˧˧] ~ [xow˧˨ saːj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰow˨˩˦ ʂaːj˧˧] ~ [xow˨˩˦ saːj˧˧]
Adjective[edit]
- of hard labor
- án khổ sai ― a sentence of penal servitude