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

khó dễ

  1. Deliberately-caused difficulties or obstacles for others.
    gây khó dễto cause difficulty
    làm khó dễto cause difficulty