khôn
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xon˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰoŋ˧˧] ~ [xoŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰoŋ˧˧] ~ [xoŋ˧˧]
Alternative forms
- (North Central Vietnam) khun
Derived terms
- khôn hồn (“wise, sensible”)
- khôn khéo (“subtle; clever”)
- khôn lỏi (“slim”)
- khôn ngoan (“wise”)
- tinh khôn (“cuteness”)
- trí khôn (“intellect”)
Etymology 2
Perhaps related to không.
Adverb
khôn
- (literary) unable to; not having; difficult to; hard to
- Late 19th century, Nguyễn Khuyến, “Bạn Đến Chơi Nhà (My Friend's Come Visiting My Home)”
- Ao sâu nước cả, khôn chài cá;
Vườn rộng rào thưa, khó đuổi gà.- The pond is so deep and large, it's impossible to catch fish;
The garden is so broad, the hedges so sparse, it's hard to chase chicken.
- The pond is so deep and large, it's impossible to catch fish;
- Ao sâu nước cả, khôn chài cá;
- Late 19th century, Nguyễn Khuyến, “Bạn Đến Chơi Nhà (My Friend's Come Visiting My Home)”
Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from 坤.
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