khổ sở

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 苦楚.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xo˧˩ səː˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰow˧˨ ʂəː˧˨] ~ [xow˧˨ səː˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰow˨˩˦ ʂəː˨˩˦] ~ [xow˨˩˦ səː˨˩˦]

Adjective

khổ sở

  1. wretched; miserable
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