è cổ

verb

Hanoi [ʔɛ˨˩ ko˧˩]Huế [ʔɛ˦˩ kow˧˨]Saigon [ʔɛ˨˩ kow˨˩˦] browser voice

Syllables · tones

èfallinghuyền cổdippinghỏi

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Meanings of è cổ in English

Verb

to be forced to do something excruciatingly difficult

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce è cổ?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɛ˨˩ ko˧˩]; Saigon [ʔɛ˨˩ kow˨˩˦]. Tones: è — falling tone (huyền), cổ — dipping tone (hỏi).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.