How do you say “suffering” in Vietnamese?

“Suffering” in Vietnamese is khổ (a size), khổ não (suffering).

Vietnamese words for “suffering”

• khổListennoun
  Hanoi [xo˧˩] · Saigon [kʰow˨˩˦]khổ dipping

  a size

  for “suffering” meaning: The condition of someone who suffers; a state of pain or distress.

• khổ nãoListennoun
  Hanoi [xo˧˩ naːw˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [kʰow˨˩˦ naːw˨˩˦]khổ dipping não creaky rising

  suffering; distress

Related Vietnamese words

• đau khổListenadjective

  wretched; anguished; feeling awful

• đau đớnListenadjective

  painful; sore

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.