đoạn trường

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(obsolete) đoạn tràng

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 斷腸, composed of 斷 (“to cut off”) and 腸 (“intestine”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗwaːn˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɨəŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩ʔ ʈɨəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩˨ ʈɨəŋ˨˩]

Adjective

đoạn trường

(archaic, literary) painful; grieved; heartbroken; anguished

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