khôn
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Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xon˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰoŋ˧˧] ~ [xoŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰoŋ˧˧] ~ [xoŋ˧˧]
Etymology 1[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (North Central Vietnam) khun
Adjective[edit]
khôn
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Etymology 2[edit]
Adverb[edit]
khôn
- (literary, before verb) impossibly
- nỗi buồn/giận khôn nguôi ― everlasting sadness/anger (literally, “unfadable sadness/anger”)
- Late 19th century, Nguyễn Khuyến, “Bạn Đến Chơi Nhà (My Friend's Come Visiting My Home)”
- Ao sâu nước cả, khôn chài cá;
Vườn rộng rào thưa, khó đuổi gà.- The pond is so deep and large, it's impossible to catch fish;
The garden is so broad, the hedges so sparse, it's hard to chase chicken.
- The pond is so deep and large, it's impossible to catch fish;
- Ao sâu nước cả, khôn chài cá;
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Etymology 3[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 坤.
Noun[edit]
khôn
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