坎坷

Chinese

pit; threshold
simp. and trad.
(坎坷)
variant forms 轗軻𫐘轲
堿坷
㙳坷
坎碣 (-khia̍t/khiat) Min Nan
嵁硈 (-khia̍t/khiat) Min Nan

Pronunciation


Note: khám-khia̍t/kham-khia̍t/khám-khiat - 坎碣 is used in the Mainland.

Adjective

坎坷

  1. (of a road) bumpy
  2. (figuratively, of life) hard; rough; ill-fated; unfortunate; unfavoured

Derived terms

  • 命途坎坷
  • 坎坷不平
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