Khó bó đến xương
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Meaning · English
Very difficult or troublesome
Literally: hard to bind to bone
Examples
Công việc này khó bó đến xương nên tôi cần thêm thời gian.This task is hard to bind to bone so I need more time.
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.
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Common questions
What does “Khó bó đến xương” mean?
Very difficult or troublesome Literally: hard to bind to bone
Is “Khó bó đến xương” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
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