buồn khổ
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɓuən˨˩ xo̰˧˩˧/
Central
/ɓuəŋ˧˧ kʰo˧˩˨/
Southern
/ɓuəŋ˨˩ kʰo˨˩˦/
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depressed
Adjective
depressed
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
depressed
Feeling extremely sad, unhappy, and hopeless over a long period of time.
vi Anh ấy sống trong sự buồn khổ sau khi người thân qua đời.
en He felt depressed for a long time after his relative passed away.
Parts
buồn / khổ / A compound of buồn + khổ …
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Parts
buồn / khổ / A compound of buồn + khổ …
OriginA compound of buồn + khổ
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
盆苦
Candidates by syllable
buồn
盆（𢞂）
khổ
苦
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
trầm cảm / buồn thảm / não nề / xịu …
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Similar
trầm cảm / buồn thảm / não nề / xịu …
Use
buồn nôn / buồn cười / đau buồn / lo buồn …
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Use
buồn nôn / buồn cười / đau buồn / lo buồn …