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khắc khổ

Pronunciation Northern /xak˧˥ xo̰˧˩˧/ Central /kʰa̰k˩˧ kʰo˧˩˨/ Southern /kʰak˧˥ kʰo˨˩˦/
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austere
Adjective
austere

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
austere

Describing a simple, harsh, or stern appearance or lifestyle that lacks luxury and is characterized by self-discipline and the endurance of hardships.

vi Ông ấy có vẻ ngoài khắc khổ sau nhiều năm làm việc vất vả.

en He has an austere appearance after years of hard work.

Parts
khắc / khổ / 刻苦
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
刻苦
Candidates by syllable
khắc 刻(克) 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.
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khắc / khắc họa / khắc cốt minh tâm / khắc sâu …
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Use
khoảnh khắc / thời khắc / ngay tức khắc / tức khắc …
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