粵

坎ham1坷ho1

ham1 ho1kǎn kě

English

  1. (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
  2. bumpy; rough; full of frustration

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔順利,要面對好多困難

Examples

  • 佢嘅一生非常坎坷。

    He has suffered a lifetime of frustrations.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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