苦 kuˇ

kuˇ

(Bitter, Challenging, Difficult, Hard, Miserable, Suffering)

Hard, Difficult, Bitter, Challenging, Miserable, Suffering

kuˇ changˊ

(Bitter)

Bitter sausage

Cat: Food (Bitter sausage) Next

,

rhymes-苦腸

kuˇ lianˋ

(Practice)

Practice hard

,

rhymes-苦練

kuˇ xiaoˋ

(Wry)

Wry smile

,

rhymes-苦笑

kuˇ zhongˉ

(Rational, reason for)

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

,

rhymes-苦衷

kuˇ jiuˇ

(Bitter)

Bitter wine

,

rhymes-苦酒

kuˇ xinˉ

(Painstakingly)

Painstakingly

,

rhymes-苦心

kuˇ gongˉ

(Hard labor, Toil)

Hard labor, Toil

,

rhymes-苦工

kuˇ liˋ

(Coolie, Worker)

Coolie, Worker

,

rhymes-苦力

kuˇ yuˋ

(Durance, Hell, Imprisoned, Incarcerated, Prison)

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

Cat: Latest (Prison of bitterness) Next

,

rhymes-苦獄

chiˉ kuˇ

(Eat, Suffer)

Suffer hardship, Eat bitter

,

kunˋ kuˇ

(Difficulty, Hardship)

Difficulty, Hardship

,

愁眉

chouˊ meiˊ kuˇ lianˇ

(Morose, Sad, Worried)

Sad, Worried, Morose

>>愁眉苦臉

, , ,

愁眉臉地

chouˊ meiˊ kuˇ lianˇ diˋ

(Morosely, Worriedly)

Morosely, Worriedly

>>愁眉苦臉地

, , , ,

咖啡

heiˉ kuˇ kaˉ feiˉ

(Bitter)

Bitter black coffee

Cat: Beverage-Coffee (Bitter black coffee) Next

>>黑苦咖啡

, , ,

guˉ kuˇ

(Alone, Forlorn, Helpless, Uprooted)

Alone, Helpless, Forlorn, Uprooted

,

其一生都為背傷所

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

, , , , , , , ,

jieˇ kuˇ

(Resolve)

Resolve pain or suffering

,

heˊ kuˇ

(Why bother)

Why bother

,

酸甜

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

, , ,

shouˋ kuˇ

(Suffer)

Suffer

,

keˋ kuˇ

(Assiduous, Frugal, Hardworking, Simple)

Hardworking, Assiduous, Simple, Frugal

,

suˋ kuˇ

(Complain)

Complain

,

心裡的

xinˉ liˇ de˙ kuˇ

(Mental)

Mental suffering

>>心裡的苦

, , ,

身體的

shenˉ tiˇ de˙ kuˇ

(Physical)

Physical pain, Physical suffering

>>身體的苦

, , ,

含辛茹

hanˊ xinˉ ruˊ kuˇ

(Devoted, Eat, Put up with)

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

, , ,

含辛茹

hanˊ xinˉ ruˊ kuˇ de˙

(Determinedly, Put up with)

Determinedly, Put up with hardship

>>含辛茹苦地

, , , ,

千辛萬

qianˉ xinˉ wanˋ kuˇ

(One thousand, Suffer)

One thousand hardships and ten thousand difficulties, Suffer many hardships

, , ,

埋頭

maiˊ touˊ kuˇ ganˋ

(Keep your)

Keep your head down and work hard

, , ,

waˉ kuˇ

(Sarcastic)

Sarcastic

,

愁眉

愁眉臉地

咖啡

其一生都為背傷所

酸甜

心裡的

身體的

含辛茹

含辛茹

千辛萬

埋頭

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