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

  1. base; vile; villainous; despicable; contemptible
  2. (dated) difficult; hard; tough
  3. (dated) miserable; distressful
    Cái thân tôi sao mà khốn nạn quá giời ơi!
    What have I done to deserve this, my heavenly lord?

Synonyms

Interjection

khốn nạn

  1. (offensive) Damn! Shit!
    "Đồ khốn nạn!""You damn piece of shit!"

Synonyms

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