坷
Meanings
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- 1.used in 坎坷[kǎn kě]
- 1.used in 坷垃[kē lā]
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Wiktionary
- 1.only used in 坎坷 (kǎnkě)
- 2.used in 坷垃 (kēlā)
- 3.A placename in ancient China.
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Etymology
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kʰaːlʔ, *kʰaːls): semantic 土 + phonetic 可 (OC *kʰaːlʔ).
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Related words
坎坷 (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes坷垃 (dialect) clod (of earth)土坷垃 (dialect) clod of earth坎坷多舛 full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)命途坎坷 to have a tough life坎坷不平 potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes