gian truân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 艱 and 迍.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːn˧˧ t͡ɕwən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːŋ˧˧ ʈwəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaːŋ˧˧ ʈ⁽ʷ⁾əŋ˧˧]

Noun

gian truân

1. (literary) hardship; struggle

   nỗi gian truân ― feeling of hardship