khốn nạn
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 困難 (“difficulty; hardship”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xon˧˦ naːn˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰoŋ˦˧˥ naːŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [xoŋ˦˧˥ naːŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰoŋ˦˥ naːŋ˨˩˨] ~ [xoŋ˦˥ naːŋ˨˩˨]
Adjective
khốn nạn
- base; vile; villainous; despicable; contemptible
- (dated) difficult; hard; tough
- (dated) miserable; distressful
- Cái thân tôi sao mà khốn nạn quá giời ơi!
- What have I done to deserve this, my heavenly lord?
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