tồi tàn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 摧殘 (“to wreck; to devastate”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [toj˨˩ taːn˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [toj˦˩ taːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [toj˨˩ taːŋ˨˩]

Adjective

tồi tàn

1. in a bad state or condition; shabby

Verb

tồi tàn

1. (obsolete) to ravage; to ruin