khổ thân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 苦 (“suffering”) and 身 (“body; self”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

khổ thân

1. (colloquial) tormenting; self-tormenting; painful; poor; pitiable