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)
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