khổ chủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 苦主, composed of 苦 (“suffering”) and 主 (“entity”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xo˧˩ t͡ɕu˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰow˧˨ t͡ɕʊw˧˨] ~ [xow˧˨ t͡ɕʊw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰow˨˩˦ cʊw˨˩˦] ~ [xow˨˩˦ cʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

khổ chủ

1. a victim; sufferer (of an accident or tragedy)