khó xử

Vietnamese

Etymology

khó +‎ xử.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xɔ˧˦ sɨ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ˨˩˦ sɨ˧˨] ~ [xɔ˨˩˦ sɨ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ˦˥ sɨ˨˩˦] ~ [xɔ˦˥ sɨ˨˩˦]

Adjective

khó xử

1. difficult to deal with; between a rock and a hard place

   tình huống khó xử ― a difficult situation