lận đận

Vietnamese

Etymology

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?) Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 吝憚 (SV: lận đạn).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lən˧˨ʔ ʔɗən˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləŋ˨˩ʔ ʔɗəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ləŋ˨˩˨ ʔɗəŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

lận đận

1. beset with difficulties; unsuccessful; ill-starred