Vietnamese
Etymology
khó + xử.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xɔ˧˦ sɨ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɔ˨˩˦ sɨ˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɔ˦˥ sɨ˨˩˦]
Adjective
khó xử
- difficult to deal with; between a rock and a hard place
- tình huống khó xử ― a difficult situation