kǎn kě
bumpy (of a road)
rough (of life)
to be down on one's luck
to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes
kǎn kě
variant of 坎坷[kǎn kě]
bumpy (of a road)
rough (of life)
kǎn kě bù píng
pot-holed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
mìng tú kǎn kě
to have a tough life
to meet much adversity in one's life
kǎn kě duō chuǎn
full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)