tân khổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 辛苦. Compare cay đắng.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tən˧˧ xo˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [təŋ˧˧ kʰow˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təŋ˧˧ kʰow˨˩˦]

    Adjective

    tân khổ

    1. (literary, dated) distressing; laborious; difficult
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