hoạn nạn
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 患難, composed of 患 and 難.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaːn˧˨ʔ naːn˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaːŋ˨˩ʔ naːŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [waːŋ˨˩˨ naːŋ˨˩˨]
Noun edit
- calamity; misfortune; disaster
- giúp đỡ ai trong cơn hoạn nạn ― to assist someone in misfortune
- bỏ rơi ai trong cơn hoạn nạn ― to leave someone in the lurch