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khốn khổ

Pronunciation Northern /xon˧˥ xo̰˧˩˧/ Central /kʰo̰ŋ˩˧ kʰo˧˩˨/ Southern /kʰoŋ˧˥ kʰo˨˩˦/
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miserable
Adjective
miserable

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
miserable Feelings, Appearance & PersonalityTheme EmotionsTag

Used to describe a person or situation that is extremely miserable, wretched, or plagued by misfortune.

vi Đứa trẻ khốn khổ đang ngồi khóc bên lề đường.

en The miserable child is sitting and crying by the roadside.

Parts
khốn / khổ / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 困苦 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 困苦

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
困苦
Candidates by syllable
khốn 困 khổ 苦
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
khốn khó / khổ sở / khổ cực / lầm than …
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Use
khốn nạn / nguy khốn / khốn cùng / khốn quẫn …
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