khó

See also: kho, KHO, Kho, khô, khŏ, and khổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Late Proto-Vietic *kʰɔːʔ, from Middle Chinese 苦 (MC khuX) (SV: khổ). Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] kʰɔː³. Doublet of khổ.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xɔ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɔ˨˩˦] ~ [xɔ˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɔ˦˥] ~ [xɔ˦˥]

Adjective

khó • (苦, 庫, 𧁷, 𧁹)

  1. difficult; tough
    Antonym: dễ
  2. (of a person) hard to get along with; hard to please
  3. (euphemistic) poor (not rich)
    Antonym: giàu

Derived terms

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