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命途坎坷

mìng tú kǎn kědictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to have a tough life / to meet much adversity in one's life
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-d912ad9402b7f046. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

命途坎坷 命途坎坷 [ming4 tu2 kan3 ke3] /to have a tough life/to meet much adversity in one's life/

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Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

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  • 命
    mìng

    life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc

  • 途
    tú

    way / route / road

  • 坎
    kǎn

    pit / threshold / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦[bā guà], symbolizing water / ☵ / hole

  • 坷
    kē

    used in 坷垃[kē lā]

    kě

    used in 坎坷[kǎn kě]

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.