khổ thân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from (suffering) and (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