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khô khan

Pronunciation Northern /xo˧˧ xaːn˧˧/ Central /kʰo˧˥ kʰaːŋ˧˥/ Southern /kʰo˧˧ kʰaːŋ˧˧/
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dry
Adjective
dry
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2 senses 2 Components
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Adjective
dry Weather, Landforms, Environment & DisastersTheme

Describing a climate or environment that receives very little rain and is extremely dry.

vi Vùng đất này có khí hậu rất khô khan.

en This land has a very dry climate.

Sense 2 Adjective
dull

Describing something that lacks excitement, variety, or interest and is considered dull or boring.

vi Bài giảng hôm nay thật khô khan và nhàm chán.

en Today's lecture was very dull and boring.

Parts
khô / khan / 枯看
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
枯看
Candidates by syllable
khô 枯(𩹬) khan 看(𠸦)
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.
Similar
khó khăn / khô khốc / tạnh ráo / khô queo …
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Use
cóc khô / nho khô / đá khô / lương khô …
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