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. Doublet of khổ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xɔ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ˨˩˦] ~ [xɔ˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ˦˥] ~ [xɔ˦˥]

Adjective

khó • (苦, 庫, 𧁷, 𧁹)

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

Synonyms

• (poor): nghèo

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “easy, simple”): dễ

Derived terms

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