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khốn cùng

Pronunciation Northern /xon˧˥ kṳŋ˨˩/ Central /kʰo̰ŋ˩˧ kuŋ˧˧/ Southern /kʰoŋ˧˥ kuŋ˨˩/
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miserable
Adjective
miserable

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
miserable

This adjective describes a state of being extremely miserable, indigent, or feeling completely desperate.

vi Gia đình họ đang lâm vào hoàn cảnh khốn cùng.

en Their family is falling into a miserable situation.

Parts
khốn / cùng / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 困窮 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 困窮

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
困窮
Candidates by syllable
khốn 困 cùng 窮
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
khôn cùng / nghèo khổ / khốn khó / thất cơ lỡ vận …
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Use
khốn khổ / nguy khốn / khốn kiếp / cuối cùng …
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