苦惱

See also: 苦恼

Chinese

		bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful	get mad
trad. (苦惱)		苦	惱
simp. (苦恼)		苦	恼

Etymology

suffering

Calque of Sanskrit दुःख (duḥkha).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǔnǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fu² nou⁵
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): khú-náu
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khó͘-ló / khó͘-náu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): kou² nao²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǔnǎo [Phonetic: kúnǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǔnǎo
    • Wade–Giles: kʻu³-nao³
    • Yale: kǔ-nǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuunao
    • Palladius: кунао (kunao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ nɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fu² nou⁵
    • Yale: fú nóuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fu² nou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: fu² nou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuː³⁵ nou̯¹³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khú-náu
    • Hakka Romanization System: ku` nau`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ku³ nau³
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰu³¹ nau̯³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó͘-ló
    • Tâi-lô: khóo-ló
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qofloir
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lo⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó͘-náu
    • Tâi-lô: khóo-náu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qofnao
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ nãu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ nãu⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: kou² nao²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khóu náu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰou⁵²⁻³⁵ nau⁵²⁻²¹/

Adjective

苦惱

1. annoyed; distressed; ailed

Synonyms

• 愁苦 (chóukǔ)

Noun

苦惱

1. (Buddhism) suffering, vexation

Verb

苦惱

1. to ail; to annoy; to distress