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How do you say “miserable” in Vietnamese?

“Miserable” in Vietnamese is khốn khổ (miserable), cực khổ (hard).

Vietnamese words for “miserable”

  • khốn khổadjective
    Hanoi [xon˧˦ xo˧˩] · Saigon [kʰoŋ˦˥ kʰow˨˩˦]khốn rising khổ dipping

    miserable; wretched

    for “miserable” meaning: In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.

    • Lười biếng, trụy lạc và rượu chè quá độ bất hạnh thay đã ra tay, để người mẹ nằm chết cóng giữa những đứa con khốn khổ.Idleness, vice, and intemperance had done their miserable work, and the dead mother lay cold and still amid her wretched children.
  • cực khổadjective
    Hanoi [kɨk̚˧˨ʔ xo˧˩] · Saigon [kɨk̚˨˩˨ kʰow˨˩˦]cực heavy khổ dipping

    hard; unhappy; unfortunate

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