khô cả cổ
Pronunciation
Northern
/xo˧˧ ka̰ː˧˩˧ ko̰˧˩˧/
Central
/kʰo˧˥ kaː˧˩˨ ko˧˩˨/
Southern
/kʰo˧˧ kaː˨˩˦ ko˨˩˦/
talking in vain
proverb
talking in vain
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Meaning
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Meaning
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proverb
talking in vain
A phrase referring to the act of speaking at great length without achieving any result or effect.
vi Tôi đã khuyên bảo nó đến khô cả cổ mà nó vẫn không nghe.
en I talked until my throat was dry, but it was all in vain.
Parts
khô / cả / cổ …
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Parts
khô / cả / cổ …
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
枯哿古
Candidates by syllable
khô
枯（𩹬）
cả
哿
cổ
古
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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khô / khô cằn / khô như con mắm / khô héo …
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khô / khô cằn / khô như con mắm / khô héo …
Use
khô khan / khô khốc / khô queo / cóc khô …
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Use
khô khan / khô khốc / khô queo / cóc khô …