khốn đốn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 困頓.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xon˧˦ ʔɗon˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰoŋ˦˧˥ ʔɗoŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xoŋ˦˧˥ ʔɗoŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰoŋ˦˥ ʔɗoŋ˦˥] ~ [xoŋ˦˥ ʔɗoŋ˦˥]

Adjective

khốn đốn

  1. miserable, distressful

Synonyms