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đau khổ

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Hanoi [ʔɗaw˧˧ xo˧˩]Huế [ʔɗaw˧˧ kʰow˧˨]Saigon [ʔɗa(ː)w˧˧ kʰow˨˩˦] browser voice
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đaulevelngangkhổdippinghỏi

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đau khổ means wretched; anguished; feeling awful.

Meanings of đau khổ in English

Adjective

  1. wretched; anguished; feeling awful

Example sentences with đau khổ

  • Tại sao cuộc lại đầy những đau khổ vậy? Why is life so full of suffering?
  • Tại sao yêu nhau mà cứ làm cho nhau đau khổ? Why when we are in love, we make each other hurt?
  • Trong khi anh ta đang đau khổ thì cô ta có người yêu mới. She takes a new lover while he is in anguish.
  • Cô ấy dường như vẫn đắm chìm trong đau khổ, thay vì phải bình tĩnh lại sau điều bất hạnh. She seemed to be wallowing in her grief instead of trying to recover from the disaster.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

đau + khổ.

Frequently asked questions

What does đau khổ mean in English?

đau khổ (adjective) means "wretched; anguished; feeling awful".

How do you pronounce đau khổ?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗaw˧˧ xo˧˩]; Saigon [ʔɗa(ː)w˧˧ kʰow˨˩˦]. Tones: đau — level tone (ngang), khổ — dipping tone (hỏi).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.