lận đận

Vietnamese

Etymology

l- reduplication of đận.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lən˧˨ʔ ʔɗən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ləŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɗəŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗəŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

lận đận

  1. beset with difficulties; unsuccessful; ill-starred
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