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khổ sở

Pronunciation Northern /xo̰˧˩˧ sə̰ː˧˩˧/ Central /kʰo˧˩˨ ʂəː˧˩˨/ Southern /kʰo˨˩˦ ʂəː˨˩˦/
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wretched; miserable
Adjective
wretched; miserable

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
wretched; miserable Feelings, Appearance & PersonalityTheme EmotionsTag

A state of mental or physical pain that makes a person feel extremely unhappy and exhausted.

vi Cô ấy cảm thấy khổ sở vì áp lực công việc quá lớn.

en She feels miserable because of the excessive work pressure.

Parts
khổ / sở / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 苦楚 …
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OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 苦楚

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
苦楚
Candidates by syllable
khổ 苦 sở 楚
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 khổ / khổ cực / lầm than / khốn đốn …
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Use
khổ hạnh / khổ thân / gian khổ / khổ công …
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