khôn

See also: khon and khön

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

Adjective

khôn

Derived terms

khôn hồn (“wise, sensible”)
khôn khéo (“subtle; clever”)
khôn lỏi (“slim”)
khôn lớn (“mature to adulthood”)
khôn ngoan (“wise”)
tinh khôn (“cuteness”)
trí khôn (“intellect”)

Adverb

khôn

(literary, before verb) impossibly
nỗi buồn/giận khôn nguôi ― everlasting sadness/anger (literally, “unfadable sadness/anger”)
- 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.

Derived terms

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 坤.

Noun

khôn

trigram 8
hexagram 2 (䷁)

Derived terms

Derived terms

càn khôn

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