lao đao
Pronunciation
Northern
/laːw˧˧ ɗaːw˧˧/
Central
/laːw˧˥ ɗaːw˧˥/
Southern
/laːw˧˧ ɗaːw˧˧/
unstable
2 senses
2 Components
Adjective
unstable
Details
2 senses
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Details
2 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
unsteady; unstable
Properties & States
Describing a state of being unstable or encountering many difficulties and hardships in life or work.
vi Gia đình họ đang gặp cảnh lao đao vì khó khăn tài chính.
en Their family is currently in an unstable state due to financial difficulties.
Sense 2
Adjective
difficult; hard
Characterized by experiencing many severe struggles and difficult challenges throughout one's life or a specific period.
vi Cuộc sống lao đao khiến ông ấy trở nên mạnh mẽ hơn.
en A life full of hardships has made him stronger.
Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
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Form
Chinese characters / chữ Nôm / syllables
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
勞刀
Candidates by syllable
lao
勞（牢 / 嘮 / 嶗 / 癆）
đao
刀（𣱼）
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.