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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