khổ đau
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anguished
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anguished
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
anguished Feelings & Emotions
Emotions
A state of experiencing extreme physical or mental suffering, pain, or distress.
vi Anh ấy đang trải qua một thời gian khổ đau tột cùng.
en He is going through a time of extreme physical and mental suffering.
Parts
khổ / đau / A compound of khổ + đau …
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Parts
khổ / đau / A compound of khổ + đau …
OriginA compound of khổ + đau
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
苦忉
Candidates by syllable
khổ
苦
đau
忉（𤴬）
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.
Similar
khô dầu / khắc khoải / đoạn trường / làm đau …
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Similar
khô dầu / khắc khoải / đoạn trường / làm đau …
Use
khổ hạnh / khổ thân / gian khổ / khổ công …
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Use
khổ hạnh / khổ thân / gian khổ / khổ công …