gian lao
Pronunciation
Northern
/zaːn˧˧ laːw˧˧/
Central
/jaːŋ˧˥ laːw˧˥/
Southern
/jaːŋ˧˧ laːw˧˧/
Listen
hard, tough, arduous
Adjective
hard, tough, arduous
1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Adjective
hard, tough, arduous
Properties & States
The quality of a task or life that is full of difficulties and challenges requiring significant effort to overcome.
vi Cuộc sống ở vùng cao rất gian lao.
en Life in the highlands is very arduous.
Parts
gian / lao / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 艱勞 …
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Parts
gian / lao / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 艱勞 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 艱勞
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
艱勞
Candidates by syllable
gian
間
lao
勞（牢 / 嘮 / 嶗 / 癆）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
gian nan / hóc búa / gay go / hard
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Similar
gian nan / hóc búa / gay go / hard
Use
thời gian / không gian / gian hàng / thế gian …
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Use
thời gian / không gian / gian hàng / thế gian …