tệ nạn
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 弊 (“disadvantage”) and 難 (“disaster”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [te˧˨ʔ naːn˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tej˨˩ʔ naːŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tej˨˩˨ naːŋ˨˩˨]
Noun
tệ nạn
- ills (of society); evil