苦苦

苦苦

Chinese

		bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful	bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
trad. (苦苦)		苦	苦
simp. #(苦苦)		苦	苦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǔkǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨˇ ㄎㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fu² fu²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): fú-fú / khú-khú
• Min Nan (POJ): khó͘-khó͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kǔkǔ [Phonetic: kúkǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨˇ ㄎㄨˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuukuu
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: fu² fu²
    • Yale: fú fú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fu² fu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: fu² fu²
    • IPA ^(key): /fuː³⁵ fuː³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fú-fú / khú-khú
    • Hakka Romanization System: fu` fu` / ku` ku`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: fu³ fu³ / ku³ ku³
    • IPA: /fu³¹ fu³¹/, /kʰu³¹ kʰu³¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó͘-khó͘
    • Tâi-lô: khóo-khóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qofqor
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰɔ⁴¹/

Adverb

苦苦

1. taking great pains; persisting in