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vất vả

Pronunciation Northern /vət˧˥ va̰ː˧˩˧/ Central /jə̰k˩˧ jaː˧˩˨/ Southern /jək˧˥ jaː˨˩˦/
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laborious
Adjective
laborious

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Adjective
laborious Properties & StatesTheme

Describing something that is difficult, laborious, and requires a lot of physical effort.

vi Công việc ngoài đồng thật là vất vả.

en Working in the fields is truly laborious.

Parts
vất / vả
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Similar
vật vã / chật vật / sung sướng / nhàn rỗi …
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Use
váng vất / của vất vơ / vả lại / vả chăng …
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