hoạn nạn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 患難, composed of 患 and 難.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaːn˧˨ʔ naːn˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaːŋ˨˩ʔ naːŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˨˩˨ naːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cơn) hoạn nạn

  1. 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
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