khổ sở

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 苦楚.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xo˧˩ səː˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰow˧˨ ʂəː˧˨] ~ [xow˧˨ səː˧˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰow˨˩˦ ʂəː˨˩˦] ~ [xow˨˩˦ səː˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)

Adjective[edit]

khổ sở

  1. wretched; miserable