khôn

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See also: khon and khön

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) khun

Adjective

khôn

  1. wise, smart
  2. clever; street-smart
  3. sapient
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Etymology 2

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Particularly: “困 (MC khwonH) (with the commonly seen Vietnamese tone A vs. MC tone C correspondence), or perhaps related to không.”

Adverb

khôn

  1. (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.
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Etymology 3

Sino-Vietnamese word from 坤.

Noun

khôn

  1. trigram 8
  2. hexagram 2 (䷁)
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