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nghiêu khê

Pronunciation Northern /ŋiəw˧˧ xe˧˧/ Central /ŋiəw˧˥ kʰe˧˥/ Southern /ŋiəw˧˧ kʰe˧˧/
troublesome
Adjective
troublesome

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
troublesome Properties & StatesTheme

Causing a lot of problems, difficulties, or making a situation more complex and annoying.

vi Thủ tục hành chính này thật nghiêu khê và tốn thời gian.

en This administrative procedure is really troublesome and time-consuming.

Parts
khê / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 蹺蹊 / 蹺蹊
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Components

Components

khê

OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 蹺蹊

Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
蹺蹊
Candidates by syllable
nghiêu 堯 khê 谿（𤐓 / 𥻺）
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
tiểu khê / sơn khê / nhiêu khê / troublesome
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Ends with this word

tiểu khê/sơn khê/nhiêu khê

Meaning links

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troublesome vi: nghiêu khê / ja: 厄介 / WordNet aligned
Use
hương khê / thạch khê / thất khê / phù khê
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khê (overcooked) — words using
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