khó

See also: kho, KHO, Kho, khô, khŏ, and khổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Late Proto-Vietic *kʰɔːʔ, from Middle Chinese 苦 (MC khuX|khuH) (SV: khổ); cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] /kʰɔː³/.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xɔ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ˨˩˦] ~ [xɔ˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ˦˥] ~ [xɔ˦˥]

Adjective

khó • (𧁹)

1. difficult; tough
2. (of a person) hard to get along with; hard to please
3. (literary) poor (not rich)

Synonyms

• (poor): nghèo

Antonyms

• (easy, simple): dễ

Derived terms

Derived terms

• khó khăn (từ láy)
• khó tính