khó xử

Vietnamese

Etymology

khó +‎ xử.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xɔ˧˦ sɨ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ˨˩˦ sɨ˧˨] ~ [xɔ˨˩˦ sɨ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ˦˥ sɨ˨˩˦] ~ [xɔ˦˥ sɨ˨˩˦]

Adjective

difficult to deal with; between a rock and a hard place
tình huống khó xử ― a difficult situation

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