tai nạn

See also: Tainan and Táinán

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 災難 (“disaster”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːj˧˧ naːn˧ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːj˧˧ naːŋ˨ˀ˨ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [taːj˧˧ naːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

tai nạn

1. accident

Derived terms

• tai nạn giao thông ("traffic collision; traffic accident")