困厄 kùn è ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄜˋ kwan3 aak1
- in deep water
- difficult situation
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困
- 困境 kùn jìng ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ kwan3 ging2 predicament; plight
- 困惑 kùn huò ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ kwan3 waak6 bewildered
- 困扰 困擾 kùn rǎo ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄖㄠˇ kwan3 jiu5 to perplex
- 困难 困難 kùn nan ㄎㄨㄣˋ ˙ㄋㄢ kwan3 naan4 difficult
- 贫困 貧困 pín kùn ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ pan4 kwan3 impoverished
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- 交困 jiāo kùn ㄐㄧㄠ ㄎㄨㄣˋ gaau1 kwan3 beset with difficulties
- 危困 wēi kùn ㄨㄟ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ngai4 kwan3 grave situation
- 受困 shòu kùn ㄕㄡˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ sau6 kwan3 trapped
- 困倦 kùn juàn ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄩㄢˋ kwan3 gyun6 tired
- 困守 kùn shǒu ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˇ kwan3 sau2 to stand a siege
- 困局 kùn jú ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄩˊ kwan3 guk6 dilemma
- 困窘 kùn jiǒng ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄩㄥˇ kwan3 kwan3 embarrassment
- 困苦 kùn kǔ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄨˇ kwan3 fu2 deprivation
- 困顿 困頓 kùn dùn ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄉㄨㄣˋ kwan3 deon6 fatigued
- 围困 圍困 wéi kùn ㄨㄟˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ wai4 kwan3 to besiege
- 春困 chūn kùn ㄔㄨㄣ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ceon1 kwan3 spring fatigue
- 犯困 犯睏 fàn kùn ㄈㄢˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ faan6 kwan3 (coll.) to get sleepy
- 疲困 pí kùn ㄆㄧˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ pei4 kwan3 (literary) tired
- 发困 發睏 fā kùn ㄈㄚ ㄎㄨㄣˋ faat3 kwan3 to get sleepy
- 困意 睏意 kùn yì ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄧˋ kwan3 ji3 sleepiness; drowsiness
厄
- 厄运 厄運 è yùn ㄜˋ ㄩㄣˋ ak1 wan6 bad luck
- 厄境 è jìng ㄜˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ aak1 ging2 difficult situation
- 厄娃 È wá ㄜˋ ㄨㄚˊ ak1 waa1 Eve, the first woman (transcription used in Catholic versions of the Bible) (from Hebrew Ḥawwāh)
- 灾厄 災厄 zāi è ㄗㄞ ㄜˋ zoi1 ak1 adversity
- 解厄 jiě è ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄜˋ gaai2 ak1 (literary) to save from a calamity
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- 厄什塔 È shén tǎ ㄜˋ ㄕㄣˊ ㄊㄚˇ aak1 sap6 taap3 Ørsta (city in Norway)
- 厄洛斯 È luò sī ㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄙ aak1 lok6 si1 Eros (Cupid)
- 厄瓜多 È guā duō ㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄉㄨㄛ aak1 gwaa1 do1 Ecuador (Tw)
- 厄利垂亚 厄利垂亞 È lì chuí yà ㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄧㄚˋ ak1 lei6 seoi4 aa3 Eritrea (Tw)
- 厄勒布鲁 厄勒布魯 È lè bù lǔ ㄜˋ ㄌㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄨˇ ak1 lak6 bou3 lou5 Örebro (city in Sweden)
- 厄勒海峡 厄勒海峽 È lè Hǎi xiá ㄜˋ ㄌㄜˋ ㄏㄞˇ ㄒㄧㄚˊ aak1 lak6 hoi2 haap6 Øresund
- 厄尔尼诺 厄爾尼諾 è ěr ní nuò ㄜˋ ㄦˇ ㄋㄧˊ ㄋㄨㄛˋ aak1 ji5 nei4 nok6 (meteorology) El Niño
- 厄瓜多尔 厄瓜多爾 È guā duō ěr ㄜˋ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄦˇ aak1 gwaa1 do1 ji5 Ecuador
- 基拉韦厄 基拉韋厄 Jī lā wéi è ㄐㄧ ㄌㄚ ㄨㄟˊ ㄜˋ gei1 laai1 wai5 aak1 Kilauea, Hawaii, the world's most active volcano
- 尼厄丽德 尼厄麗德 Ní è lì dé ㄋㄧˊ ㄜˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄉㄜˊ nei4 aak1 lai6 dak1 Nereids (Greek sea nymphs, fifty daughters of Nereus and Doris)
- 莱旺厄尔 萊旺厄爾 Lái wàng è ěr ㄌㄞˊ ㄨㄤˋ ㄜˋ ㄦˇ loi4 wong6 aak1 ji5 Levanger (city in Trøndelag, Norway)
Idioms with these characters
- 扶危济困 扶危濟困 fú wēi jì kùn ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄟ ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ fu4 ngai4 zai3 kwan3 to help those in distress (idiom)
- 济困扶危 濟困扶危 jì kùn fú wēi ㄐㄧˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄈㄨˊ ㄨㄟ zai3 kwan3 fu4 ngai4 to help those in distress (idiom)
- 济危扶困 濟危扶困 jì wēi fú kùn ㄐㄧˋ ㄨㄟ ㄈㄨˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ zai3 ngai4 fu4 kwan3 to help people in difficulty and bring relief to the needy (idiom)
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- 困兽犹斗 困獸猶鬥 kùn shòu yóu dòu ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄕㄡˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄡˋ kwan3 sau3 jau4 dau3 a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)
- 内忧外困 內憂外困 nèi yōu wài kùn ㄋㄟˋ ㄧㄡ ㄨㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄣˋ noi6 jau1 ngoi6 kwan3 internal trouble and outside aggression (idiom); in a mess both domestically and abroad
- 穷困潦倒 窮困潦倒 qióng kùn liáo dǎo ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄉㄠˇ kung4 kwan3 lou5 dou2 (idiom) to live in poverty and despair; down and out; destitute and without hope
- 人困马乏 人困馬乏 rén kùn mǎ fá ㄖㄣˊ ㄎㄨㄣˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄈㄚˊ jan4 kwan3 maa5 fat6 riders tired and horses weary (idiom)