tai nạn

See also: Tainan and Táinán

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 災難 (“calamity; disaster; misfortune; accident”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːj˧˧ naːn˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːj˧˧ naːŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taːj˧˧ naːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

tai nạn

1. an accident that results in bodily injury or property damage

   tai nạn giao thông/lao động ― a traffic/job-related accident

See also

• tai hoạ (“calamity”)
• thảm hoạ (“disaster”)
• sự cố (“setback; hitch; hiccup”)