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nghèo khổ

Pronunciation Northern /ŋɛ̤w˨˩ xo̰˧˩˧/ Central /ŋɛw˧˧ kʰo˧˩˨/ Southern /ŋɛw˨˩ kʰo˨˩˦/
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destitute
Adjective
destitute
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destitute Properties & StatesTheme

This adjective describes a state of living in extreme poverty or being in a very poor and miserable condition without basic necessities.

vi Gia đình họ sống trong hoàn cảnh nghèo khổ.

en Their family lives in a destitute condition.

Parts
nghèo / khổ / A compound of nghèo + khổ …
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Components

nghèo khổ

OriginA compound of nghèo + khổ

Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
嶢苦
Candidates by syllable
nghèo 嶢（𠨪 / 𧹅） 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.
Similar
nghèo khó / khốn khó / thất cơ lỡ vận / trắng chân …
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Easily confused

Same spelling, different tone
Same meaning

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destitute vi: nghèo khổ / ja: 困窮 / WordNet aligned
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nghèo đói / nghèo nàn / đói nghèo / nghèo hèn …
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nghèo (poor) — words using
khổ (miserable) — words using
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