khổ ải
Pronunciation
Northern
/xo̰˧˩˧ a̰ːj˧˩˧/
Central
/kʰo˧˩˨ aːj˧˩˨/
Southern
/kʰo˨˩˦ aːj˨˩˦/
misery
Adjective
misery
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
misery
A state of great suffering or extreme hardship that causes significant distress and unhappiness.
vi Cuộc sống của những người dân vùng lũ thật là khổ ải.
en The lives of people in the flooded area are full of misery.
Parts
khổ / ải / 苦隘
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Parts
khổ / ải / 苦隘
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
苦隘
Candidates by syllable
khổ
苦
ải
隘（縊）
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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khổ / khổ hình / khổ học / khổ quá …
Use
khổ hạnh / khổ thân / gian khổ / khổ công …
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Use
khổ hạnh / khổ thân / gian khổ / khổ công …