trầm luân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 沈淪.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəm˨˩ lwən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈəm˦˩ lwəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈəm˨˩ l⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧]

Adjective

trầm luân

1. (originally Buddhism) filled with an ocean of misery