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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 厄難.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔajk̟̚˧˦ naːn˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔat̚˦˧˥ naːŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔat̚˦˥ naːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

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1. (chiefly Buddhism) distress; disaster