khó dễ
Vietnamese
Etymology
khó (“difficult”) + dễ (“simple”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xɔ˧˦ ze˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɔ˨˩˦ jej˧˨] ~ [xɔ˨˩˦ jej˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɔ˦˥ jej˨˩˦] ~ [xɔ˦˥ jej˨˩˦]
Adjective
- Deliberately-caused difficulties or obstacles for others.
- gây khó dễ ― to cause difficulty
- làm khó dễ ― to cause difficulty