khốn khổ

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 困苦. Doublet of khốn khó.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xon˧˦ xo˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰoŋ˦˧˥ kʰow˧˨] ~ [xoŋ˦˧˥ xow˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰoŋ˦˥ kʰow˨˩˦] ~ [xoŋ˦˥ xow˨˩˦]

Adjective edit

khốn khổ

miserable; wretched

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