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.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xɔ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ˨˩˦] ~ [xɔ˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ˦˥] ~ [xɔ˦˥]

Adjective

khó • (苦, 庫, 𧁷, 𧁹)

difficult; tough
(of a person) hard to get along with; hard to please
(euphemistic) poor (not rich)

Synonyms

(poor): nghèo

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “easy, simple”): dễ

Derived terms

Derived terms

khó chịu
khó dễ
khó khăn (từ láy)
khó lòng
khó nhằn
khó ở
khó tính
khốn khó

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