đau khổ
Pronunciation
Northern
/ɗaw˧˧ xo̰˧˩˧/
Central
/ɗaw˧˥ kʰo˧˩˨/
Southern
/ɗaw˧˧ kʰo˨˩˦/
Listen
distressed; grief-stricken
Adjective
distressed; grief-stricken
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Meaning
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Adjective
distressed; grief-stricken Feelings, Appearance & Personality
Emotions
A state of deep sorrow or distress.
vi Anh ấy đau khổ vì tin dữ bất ngờ.
en He was devastated by the unexpected bad news.
Parts
đau / khổ / A compound of đau + khổ …
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Parts
đau / khổ / A compound of đau + khổ …
OriginA compound of đau + khổ
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
忉苦
Candidates by syllable
đau
忉（𤴬）
khổ
苦
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Use
đau buồn / đau ốm / làm đau / đau đớn …
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Use
đau buồn / đau ốm / làm đau / đau đớn …