khổ thân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 苦 (“suffering”) and 身 (“body; self”).

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

Adjective

khổ thân

  1. (colloquial) tormenting; self-tormenting; painful; poor; pitiable
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