khổ công

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 苦工.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xo˧˩ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰow˧˨ kəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [xow˧˨ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰow˨˩˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [xow˨˩˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Adjective

khổ công

  1. hard, labored, with much effort and concentration
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