khổ sai
Pronunciation
Northern
/xo̰˧˩˧ saːj˧˧/
Central
/kʰo˧˩˨ ʂaːj˧˥/
Southern
/kʰo˨˩˦ ʂaːj˧˧/
Listen
hard labor
Adjective
hard labor
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Meaning
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Adjective
hard labor Properties & States
Hard labor is a type of punishment that requires a person to perform very difficult and exhausting physical work.
vi Tù nhân bị kết án mười năm tù khổ sai.
en The prisoner was sentenced to ten years of hard labor.
Parts
khổ / sai / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 苦差 …
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Parts
khổ / sai / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 苦差 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 苦差
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
苦差
Candidates by syllable
khổ
苦
sai
差（搓 / 𡗂）
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.
Use
khổ hạnh / khổ thân / gian khổ / khổ công …
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Use
khổ hạnh / khổ thân / gian khổ / khổ công …