khốn khổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 困苦. Doublet of khốn khó.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xon˧˦ xo˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰoŋ˦˧˥ kʰow˧˨] ~ [xoŋ˦˧˥ xow˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰoŋ˦˥ kʰow˨˩˦] ~ [xoŋ˦˥ xow˨˩˦]

Adjective

khốn khổ

  1. miserable; wretched
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