tân khổ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 辛苦. Compare cay đắng.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tən˧˧ xo˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [təŋ˧˧ kʰow˧˨] ~ [təŋ˧˧ xow˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [təŋ˧˧ kʰow˨˩˦] ~ [təŋ˧˧ xow˨˩˦]
Adjective
tân khổ
- (literary, dated) distressing; laborious; difficult