tai nạn

See also: Tainan and Táinán

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 災難 (“calamity; disaster; misfortune; accident”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːj˧˧ naːn˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [taːj˧˧ naːŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [taːj˧˧ naːŋ˨˩˨]

Noun

an accident that results in bodily injury or property damage
tai nạn giao thông/lao động ― a traffic/job-related accident

See also

tai hoạ (“calamity”)
thảm hoạ (“disaster”)
sự cố (“setback; hitch; hiccup”)

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