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khó dễ

adjective
Hanoi [xɔ˧˦ ze˦ˀ˥]Huế [kʰɔ˨˩˦ jej˧˨]Saigon [kʰɔ˦˥ jej˨˩˦] browser voice
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Meanings of khó dễ in English

Adjective

  1. deliberately-caused difficulties or obstacles for others.
    • gây khó dễto cause difficulty
    • làm khó dễto cause difficulty

Etymology

khó (“difficult”) + dễ (“simple”).

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce khó dễ?

IPA: Hanoi [xɔ˧˦ ze˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [kʰɔ˦˥ jej˨˩˦]. Tones: khó — rising tone (sắc), dễ — creaky rising tone (ngã).

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.