tồi tàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 摧殘 (“to wreck; to devastate”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [toj˨˩ taːn˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [toj˦˩ taːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [toj˨˩ taːŋ˨˩]

Adjective

tồi tàn

  1. in a bad state or condition; shabby

Verb

tồi tàn

  1. (obsolete) to ravage; to ruin
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