坎坷不平

kǎn kě bù píng

Dictionary entry

potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes

What does 坎坷不平 mean?

坎坷不平 (kǎn kě bù píng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes

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坎kǎnpit · threshold 坷kēused in 坷垃[ke1 la1]不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-平Píngsurname Ping

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坎坷不平

kǎn kě bù píng

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