tồi tàn

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 摧殘 (“to wreck; to devastate”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [toj˨˩ taːn˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [toj˦˩ taːŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [toj˨˩ taːŋ˨˩]

Adjective edit

in a bad state or condition; shabby

Verb edit

(obsolete) to ravage; to ruin

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