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How do you say “wretched” in Vietnamese?

“Wretched” in Vietnamese is khốn khổ (miserable), đau khổ (wretched).

Vietnamese words for “wretched”

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

    miserable; wretched

    • 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.
  • đau khổadjective
    Hanoi [ʔɗaw˧˧ xo˧˩] · Saigon [ʔɗa(ː)w˧˧ kʰow˨˩˦]đau level khổ dipping

    wretched; anguished; feeling awful

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