cứng cỏi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Reduplication of cứng (“hard”). Compare rắn rỏi, kém cỏi.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɨŋ˧˦ kɔj˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨŋ˦˧˥ kɔj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɨŋ˦˥ kɔj˨˩˦]

Adjective

cứng cỏi • (𠠊𡎝)

(of a person) unyielding; resilient; tough

Related terms

kém cỏi (“weak”)

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