cứng cỏi

Vietnamese

Etymology

-oi reduplication (C tone) of cứng.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɨŋ˧˦ kɔj˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨŋ˦˧˥ kɔj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɨŋ˦˥ kɔj˨˩˦]

Adjective

cứng cỏi

  1. (of a person) unyielding; resilient; tough
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