tai nạn

See also: Tainan and Táinán

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 災難 (“calamity; disaster; misfortune; accident”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tai nạn

  1. an accident that results in bodily injury or property damage
    tai nạn giao thông/lao động ― a traffic/job-related accident

See also

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