tồi tàn

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 摧殘 (“to wreck; to devastate”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [toj˨˩ taːn˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [toj˦˩ taːŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [toj˨˩ taːŋ˨˩]

Adjective[edit]

in a bad state or condition; shabby

Verb[edit]

(obsolete) to ravage; to ruin

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