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khí cốt

Pronunciation Northern /xi˧˥ kot˧˥/ Central /kʰḭ˩˧ ko̰k˩˧/ Southern /kʰi˧˥ kok˧˥/
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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
mettle Discourse & LogicTheme

The quality of having a strong and resilient spirit when facing difficult or challenging situations.

vi Anh ấy luôn giữ vững khí cốt của mình trước mọi khó khăn.

en He always maintains his mettle in the face of all difficulties.

Parts
khí / cốt / 氣骨
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
氣骨
Candidates by syllable
khí 氣 cốt 骨(傦 / 縎)
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.
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vũ khí / không khí / khí hậu / khí quyển …
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