cơ cực
Pronunciation
Northern
/kəː˧˧ kɨ̰ʔk˨˩/
Central
/kəː˧˥ kɨ̰k˨˨/
Southern
/kəː˧˧ kɨk˨˩˨/
Listen
poor; miserable; destitute
Adjective
poor; miserable; destitute
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Adjective
poor; miserable; destitute Properties & States
An adjective used to describe a person or life that is extremely poor, miserable, and completely destitute.
vi Gia đình họ đã trải qua những ngày tháng cơ cực.
en Their family has lived through miserable days.
Parts
cơ / cực / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 饑極 …
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Parts
cơ / cực / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 饑極 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 饑極
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
饑極
Candidates by syllable
cơ
機
cực
極
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
cực khổ / destitute
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Similar
cực khổ / destitute
Use
cơ thể / đầu cơ / cơ hội / phi cơ …
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Use
cơ thể / đầu cơ / cơ hội / phi cơ …