thoát nạn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 脫 and 難.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwaːt̚˧˦ naːn˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwaːk̚˦˧˥ naːŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥ naːŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

thoát nạn

1. to escape (esp. in a fortunate or lucky manner) from (a bad situation etc.)