cứng cựa
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tough or tenacious
Adjective
tough or tenacious
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
tough or tenacious
Being very experienced and difficult to defeat in a competition or confrontation.
vi Võ sĩ này là một đối thủ rất cứng cựa.
en This fighter is a very tough opponent to beat.
Parts
cứng / cựa / A compound of cứng + cựa …
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Parts
cứng / cựa / A compound of cứng + cựa …
OriginA compound of cứng + cựa
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
勁距
Candidates by syllable
cứng
勁（𠠊）
cựa
距
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
bất khuất / gang thép / nhằng nhằng / cứng …
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Similar
bất khuất / gang thép / nhằng nhằng / cứng …
Use
cứng rắn / phần cứng / bìa cứng / cứng nhắc …
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Use
cứng rắn / phần cứng / bìa cứng / cứng nhắc …