Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

è cổ

[ʔɛ˨˩ ko˧˩] 🎙 Say it

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to be forced to do something excruciatingly difficult

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bị ép buộc làm điều khó khăn

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Verb

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

- Vẫn còn hơn để nó nằm chết giẫm thế kia rồi hàng ngày è cổ chịu tiền lưu không bến đỗ."Still better than leaving it withering away like that and having to suffer paying storage fees for nothing every single day.

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Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Common questions

What does “è cổ” mean?

(verb) to be forced to do something excruciatingly difficult

Is “è cổ” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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