愁苦

Chinese

		worry about	bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
trad. (愁苦)		愁	苦
simp. #(愁苦)		愁	苦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chóukǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄡˊ ㄎㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau⁴ fu²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiû-khó͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chóukǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄡˊ ㄎㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chóukǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻou²-kʻu³
    • Yale: chóu-kǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chourkuu
    • Palladius: чоуку (čouku)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau⁴ fu²
    • Yale: sàuh fú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau⁴ fu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo⁴ fu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯²¹ fuː³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiû-khó͘
    • Tâi-lô: tshiû-khóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiu'qor
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiu²⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiu²⁴⁻²² kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiu¹³⁻²² kʰɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiu²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiu²³⁻³³ kʰɔ⁴¹/

Adjective

愁苦

1. anxious; distressed; worried

Synonyms

• 苦惱／苦恼 (kǔnǎo)

Noun

愁苦

1. anxiety; distress; worry

Verb

愁苦

1. to be anxious; to be distressed; to worry