khổ

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xo˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰow˧˨] ~ [xow˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰow˨˩˦] ~ [xow˨˩˦]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 苦. Doublet of khó.

khổ

1. miserable; painful

   Những người cùng/khốn khổ ― Les Misérables

khổ

1. good grief (an expression of exasperation, annoyance, irritation)

   Biết rồi, khổ lắm, nói mãi!

   I get it! Good grief! Enough with the nagging!

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

khổ • (苦)

1. a width of a roll of cloth
2. (by extension, of paper) a size

   khổ A4 ― A4 size

• khuôn khổ