苦腸

kuˇ changˊ

(Bitter)

Bitter sausage

Cat: Food (Bitter sausage) ^Next

苦, 腸

苦練

kuˇ lianˋ

(Practice)

Practice hard

苦, 練

rhymes-苦練

苦笑

kuˇ xiaoˋ

(Wry)

Wry smile

苦, 笑

rhymes-苦笑

苦衷

kuˇ zhongˉ

(Rational, reason for)

A reason for doing something not readily understood by others, A rational that is hard to fathom by others

苦, 衷

rhymes-苦衷

苦酒

kuˇ jiuˇ

(Bitter)

Bitter wine

苦, 酒

rhymes-苦酒

苦心

kuˇ xinˉ

(Painstakingly)

Painstakingly

苦, 心

rhymes-苦心

苦工

kuˇ gongˉ

(Hard labor, Toil)

Hard labor, Toil

苦, 工

rhymes-苦工

苦力

kuˇ liˋ

(Coolie, Worker)

Coolie, Worker

苦, 力

rhymes-苦力

苦獄

kuˇ yuˋ

(Durance, Hell, Imprisoned, Incarcerated, Prison)

Prison of bitterness, Hell, Durance vile, Imprisoned, Incarcerated

苦, 獄

rhymes-苦獄

吃苦

chiˉ kuˇ

(Eat, Suffer)

Suffer hardship, Eat bitter

吃, 苦

困苦

kunˋ kuˇ

(Difficulty, Hardship)

Difficulty, Hardship

困, 苦

愁眉苦臉

chouˊ meiˊ kuˇ lianˇ

(Morose, Sad, Worried)

Sad, Worried, Morose

>>愁眉苦臉

愁, 眉, 苦, 臉

愁眉苦臉地

chouˊ meiˊ kuˇ lianˇ diˋ

(Morosely, Worriedly)

Morosely, Worriedly

>>愁眉苦臉地

愁, 眉, 苦, 臉, 地

黑苦咖啡

heiˉ kuˇ kaˉ feiˉ

(Bitter)

Bitter black coffee

Cat: Beverage-Coffee (Bitter black coffee) ^Next

>>黑苦咖啡

黑, 苦, 咖, 啡

孤苦

guˉ kuˇ

(Alone, Forlorn, Helpless, Uprooted)

Alone, Helpless, Forlorn, Uprooted

孤, 苦

其一生都為背傷所苦

qiˊ yiˋ shengˉ douˉ weiˊ beiˋ shangˉ suoˇ kuˇ

(Suffered)

Suffered back injuries all their life

>>其一生都為背傷所苦

其, 一, 生, 都, 為, 背, 傷, 所, 苦

何苦

heˊ kuˇ

(Why bother)

Why bother

何, 苦

酸甜苦辣

suanˉ tianˊ kuˇ laˋ

(Life's, Tastes)

Life's ups and downs, Tastes of life e.g. sour, sweet, bitter, hot

>>酸甜苦辣

酸, 甜, 苦, 辣

受苦

shouˋ kuˇ

(Suffer)

Suffer

受, 苦

解苦

jieˇ kuˇ

(Resolve)

Resolve pain or suffering

解, 苦

刻苦

keˋ kuˇ

(Assiduous, Frugal, Hardworking, Simple)

Hardworking, Assiduous, Simple, Frugal

刻, 苦

訴苦

suˋ kuˇ

(Complain)

Complain

訴, 苦

心裡的苦

xinˉ liˇ de˙ kuˇ

(Mental)

Mental suffering

>>心裡的苦

心, 裡, 的, 苦

身體的苦

shenˉ tiˇ de˙ kuˇ

(Physical)

Physical pain, Physical suffering

>>身體的苦

身, 體, 的, 苦

含辛茹苦

hanˊ xinˉ ruˊ kuˇ

(Devoted, Eat, Put up with)

Devoted to, Put up with hardships, Eat bitters (deal with hardship)

含, 辛, 茹, 苦

含辛茹苦地

hanˊ xinˉ ruˊ kuˇ de˙

(Determinedly, Put up with)

Determinedly, Put up with hardship

>>含辛茹苦地

含, 辛, 茹, 苦, 地

千辛萬苦

qianˉ xinˉ wanˋ kuˇ

(One thousand, Suffer)

One thousand hardships and ten thousand difficulties, Suffer many hardships

千, 辛, 萬, 苦

埋頭苦幹

maiˊ touˊ kuˇ ganˋ

(Keep your)

Keep your head down and work hard

埋, 頭, 苦, 幹

挖苦

waˉ kuˇ

(Sarcastic, Sardonic, Wry)

Sarcastic, Sardonic, Wry

挖, 苦