| 坎坷不平 |
kǎn kě bù píng |
potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes |
| 坎 |
kǎn |
pit / threshold / one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing water / ☵ |
| 坎 |
kǎn |
old variant of 坎 / pit / hole |
| 坎坷 |
kǎn kě |
(of a road) bumpy; (of life) rough; to be down on one's luck; to be full of frustrations and dashed hopes |
| 坷 |
kē |
used in 坷垃 |
| 坷 |
kě |
used in 坎坷 |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不平 |
bù píng |
uneven / injustice / unfairness / wrong / grievance / indignant / dissatisfied |
| 平 |
Píng |
surname Ping |
| 平 |
píng |
flat / level / equal / to tie (make the same score) / to draw (score) / calm / peaceful / abbr. for 平声 |