坷

命途坎坷

mìng tú kǎn kě

to have a tough life

土坷垃

tǔ kē lā

(dialect) clod of earth

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

坎坷不平

kǎn kě bù píng

potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes

坎坷多舛

kǎn kě duō chuǎn

full of trouble and misfortune (usu. referring to someone's life)

坷垃

kē lā

(dialect) clod (of earth)