坎坷 kǎn kě ㄎㄢˇ ㄎㄜˇ ham1 ho1
- (of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
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坎
- 土坎 tǔ kǎn ㄊㄨˇ ㄎㄢˇ tou2 ham2 earthen levee
- 坎儿 坎兒 kǎn r ㄎㄢˇ ㄦ ham2 ji4 critical juncture
- 坎坎 kǎn kǎn ㄎㄢˇ ㄎㄢˇ ham2 ham2 (dialect) just now
- 坎城 Kǎn chéng ㄎㄢˇ ㄔㄥˊ ham2 sing4 (Tw) Cannes, France
- 坎𡒄 坎壈 kǎn lǎn ㄎㄢˇ ㄌㄢˇ to meet with misfortune
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- 坎子 kǎn zi ㄎㄢˇ ˙ㄗ ham2 zi2 raised ground
- 坎昆 Kǎn kūn ㄎㄢˇ ㄎㄨㄣ ham3 gwan1 Cancún
- 坎炁 kǎn qì ㄎㄢˇ ㄑㄧˋ (TCM) umbilical cord (used as medicine)
- 坎肩 kǎn jiān ㄎㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢ ham2 gin1 sleeveless jacket (usually cotton)
- 坑坎 kēng kǎn ㄎㄥ ㄎㄢˇ haang1 ham2 uneven (road)
- 尤坎 Yóu kǎn ㄧㄡˊ ㄎㄢˇ jau4 ham3 Rjukan (city in Norway)
- 心坎 xīn kǎn ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄢˇ sam1 ham2 bottom of one's heart
- 田坎 tián kǎn ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄢˇ embankment between fields
- 赤坎 Chì kǎn ㄔˋ ㄎㄢˇ cek3 ham3 see 赤坎区
- 门坎 門坎 mén kǎn ㄇㄣˊ ㄎㄢˇ variant of 门槛
- 土坎儿 土坎兒 tǔ kǎn r ㄊㄨˇ ㄎㄢˇ ㄦ erhua variant of 土坎
- 坎儿井 坎兒井 kǎn r jǐng ㄎㄢˇ ㄦ ㄐㄧㄥˇ ham2 ji4 zeng2 karez, qanat or "horizontal well" (irrigation and water management system used in Xinjiang, Central Asia and Middle East)
- 坎培拉 Kǎn péi lā ㄎㄢˇ ㄆㄟˊ ㄌㄚ ham2 pui4 laai1 Canberra, capital of Australia (Tw)
- 坎大哈 Kǎn dà hā ㄎㄢˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄚ ham3 daai6 haa1 Kandahar (town in Southern Afghanistan)
- 坎帕拉 Kǎn pà lā ㄎㄢˇ ㄆㄚˋ ㄌㄚ ham3 paak3 laai1 Kampala, capital of Uganda
坷
- 坷垃 kē lā ㄎㄜ ㄌㄚ ho1 laap6 (dialect) clod (of earth)
- 土坷垃 tǔ kē lā ㄊㄨˇ ㄎㄜ ㄌㄚ tou2 ho2 laap6 (dialect) clod of earth
- 命途坎坷 mìng tú kǎn kě ㄇㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄎㄢˇ ㄎㄜˇ ming6 tou4 ham1 ho1 to have a tough life
- 坎坷不平 kǎn kě bù píng ㄎㄢˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ham1 ho1 bat1 ping4 potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
- 坎坷多舛 kǎn kě duō chuǎn ㄎㄢˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄔㄨㄢˇ ham1 ho1 do1 cyun2 full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)