khổ thân
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 苦 (“suffering”) and 身 (“body; self”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xo˧˩ tʰən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰow˧˨ tʰəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰow˨˩˦ tʰəŋ˧˧] ~ [xow˨˩˦ tʰəŋ˧˧]
Adjective
khổ thân
- (colloquial) tormenting; self-tormenting; painful; poor; pitiable