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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kǔnàn
"他们在苦难中学会了坚强。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A cause of great trouble or suffering.
"The family endured many trials and tribulations during the war."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin tribulatio(n-), from tribulare 'press, afflict', from tribulum 'threshing sledge' (derived from terere 'to rub').
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tribulation" is said worldwide
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tribulation
Transliteration: tribulation
"Ils ont surmonté de grandes tribulations ensemble."
Trübsal
Transliteration: Trübsal
"Sie gingen gemeinsam durch viele Trübsale."
tribolazione
Transliteration: tribolazione
"Ogni tribolazione rafforza il suo spirito."
tribulación
Transliteration: tribulación
"Mantuvieron la fe a través de cada tribulación."
tribulação
Transliteration: tribulação
"Eles enfrentaram a tribulação com coragem."
कष्ट
Transliteration: kasht
"जीवन में कई कष्ट और परेशानियाँ आती हैं।"
苦难
Transliteration: kǔnàn
"他们在苦难中学会了坚强。"
고난
Transliteration: gonan
"그들은 많은 고난을 함께 이겨냈다."
試練
Transliteration: siren
"人生には多くの試練と苦難があります。"
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