chịu khó
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
chịu (“to endure; to be willing to”) + khó (“difficult”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiw˧˨ʔ xɔ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕiw˨˩ʔ kʰɔ˨˩˦] ~ [t͡ɕiw˨˩ʔ xɔ˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ciw˨˩˨ kʰɔ˦˥] ~ [ciw˨˩˨ xɔ˦˥]
Verb edit
- to take pains (to); to make an effort persistently (to); to attempt regardless of hardship (to)