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Definitions

  1. 1. uneven (path)
  2. 2. unfortunate (in life)

Words Containing 坷

命途坎坷
mìng tú kǎn kě

to have a tough life

坎坷
kǎn kě

bumpy (of a road)

坎坷不平
kǎn kě bù píng

potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes

坎坷多舛
kǎn kě duō chuǎn

full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)

坷垃
kē lā

(dialect) clod (of earth)

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