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˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰow˨˩˦ tʰəŋ˧˧]

    Adjective

    khổ thân

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