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
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