thống khổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 痛苦.

    Pronunciation

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

    Adjective

    thống khổ

    1. (literary) wretched; miserable; in agony; grievous