hoạn nạn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 患難, composed of 患 and 難.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaːn˧˨ʔ naːn˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaːŋ˨˩ʔ naːŋ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˨˩˨ naːŋ˨˩˨]

    Noun

    (classifier cơn) hoạn nạn

    1. calamity; misfortune; disaster
      giúp đỡ ai trong cơn hoạn nạn ― to assist someone in misfortune
      bỏ rơi ai trong cơn hoạn nạn ― to leave someone in the lurch
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