xơ xác

Vietnamese

Etymology

xơ (“fiber; rind”) +‎ xác (“remains”)

Alternative forms

  • xác xơ

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səː˧˧ saːk̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [səː˧˧ saːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [səː˧˧ saːk̚˦˥]

Adverb

xơ xác

  1. denuded; withered; bare; abject
    Near-synonyms: kiết xác, kiếp xác
    Cái nghèo xơ xác đã ứ đọng vào tâm trí một thời.
    The abject poverty has anchored dead within the man's mind.
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