bần cùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 貧窮.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓən˨˩ kʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəŋ˦˩ kʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəŋ˨˩ kʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

    Adjective

    bần cùng

    1. extremely poor, impoverished

    Derived terms