cứng cỏi

Vietnamese

Etymology

-oi reduplication of cứng.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɨŋ˧˦ kɔj˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨŋ˦˧˥ kɔj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɨŋ˦˥ kɔj˨˩˦]

Adjective

cứng cỏi

1. (of a person) unyielding; resilient; tough

Related terms

• kém cỏi (“weak”)