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矮腳苦蒿 |
矮脚苦蒿 |
[ai3 jiao3 ku3 hao1] |
/see 熊膽草|熊胆草[xiong2 dan3 cao3]/ |
5505
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1 |
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愛別離苦 |
爱别离苦 |
[ai4 bie2 li2 ku3] |
/(Buddhism) the pain of parting with what (or whom) one loves, one of the eight distresses 八苦[ba1 ku3]/ |
4888
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1 |
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八苦 |
八苦 |
[ba1 ku3] |
/the eight distresses - birth, age, sickness, death, parting with what we love, meeting with what we hate, unattained aims, and all the ills of the five skandhas (Buddhism)/ |
6177
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1 |
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白胸苦惡鳥 |
白胸苦恶鸟 |
[[bai2xiong1 ku3e4niao3]] |
/(bird species of China) white-breasted waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)/ |
973
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2 |
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悲苦 |
悲苦 |
[[bei1ku3]] |
/forlorn; miserable/ |
858
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2 |
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備嘗艱苦 |
备尝艰苦 |
[[bei4chang2-jian1ku3]] |
/see 備嘗辛苦|备尝辛苦[bei4chang2-xin1ku3]/ |
743
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2 |
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備嘗辛苦 |
备尝辛苦 |
[[bei4chang2-xin1ku3]] |
/(idiom) to have suffered all kinds of hardships/ |
743
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2 |
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秘魯苦蘵 |
秘鲁苦蘵 |
[Bi4 lu3 ku3 zhi2] |
/Peruvian ground-cherry/cape gooseberry/Physalis peruviana/ |
6427
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1 |
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病苦 |
病苦 |
[bing4 ku3] |
/pains (of illness)/sufferings (esp. in Buddhism)/ |
4169
|
1 |
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不辭勞苦 |
不辞劳苦 |
[bu4 ci2 lao2 ku3] |
/to spare no effort/ |
4237
|
1 |
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不辭辛苦 |
不辞辛苦 |
[bu4 ci2 xin1 ku3] |
/to make nothing of hardships/ |
4237
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1 |
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不勝其苦 |
不胜其苦 |
[bu4 sheng4 qi2 ku3] |
/unable to bear the pain (idiom)/ |
6353
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1 |
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吃得苦中苦，方為人上人 |
吃得苦中苦，方为人上人 |
[chi1 de2 ku3 zhong1 ku3 , fang1 wei2 ren2 shang4 ren2] |
/one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb)/no pain, no gain/ |
5301
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1 |
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吃苦 |
吃苦 |
[chi1 ku3] |
/to bear hardships/ |
4237
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1 |
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吃苦耐勞 |
吃苦耐劳 |
[chi1 ku3 nai4 lao2] |
/hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)/ |
6353
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1 |
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吃苦頭 |
吃苦头 |
[chi1 ku3 tou5] |
/to suffer/to suffer for one's actions/to pay dearly/to burn one's fingers/ |
6572
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1 |
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愁苦 |
愁苦 |
[chou2 ku3] |
/anxiety/distress/ |
6106
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1 |
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愁眉苦臉 |
愁眉苦脸 |
[chou2 mei2 ku3 lian3] |
/to look anxious (idiom)/to look miserable/ |
3889
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1 |
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倒苦水 |
倒苦水 |
[dao4 ku3 shui3] |
/to pour out one's grievances/ |
6816
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1 |
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倒懸之苦 |
倒悬之苦 |
[dao4 xuan2 zhi1 ku3] |
/lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation/dire straits/ |
6353
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1 |
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蹲苦窯 |
蹲苦窑 |
[dun1 ku3 yao2] |
/(slang) to be behind bars/ |
4598
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1 |
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二遍苦 |
二遍苦 |
[er4 bian4 ku3] |
/second persecution/ |
6636
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1 |
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訪貧問苦 |
访贫问苦 |
[fang3 pin2 wen4 ku3] |
/to visit the poor and ask about their suffering (idiom)/ |
6353
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1 |
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馮德英 |
冯德英 |
[[Feng2 De2ying1]] |
/Feng Deying (1935–2022), author of the 1958 novel Bitter Herbs 苦菜花[Ku3cai4hua1]/ |
405
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2 |
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甘 |
甘 |
[[gan1]] |
/(bound form) sweet; pleasant (contrasted with 苦[ku3]: bitter, unpleasant)/to be willing (to do sth)/ |
699
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2 |
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甘苦 |
甘苦 |
[gan1 ku3] |
/good times and hardships/joys and tribulations/for better or for worse/ |
6717
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1 |
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孤苦零丁 |
孤苦零丁 |
[gu1 ku3 ling2 ding1] |
/variant of 孤苦伶仃[gu1 ku3 ling2 ding1]/ |
4871
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1 |
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孤苦伶仃 |
孤苦伶仃 |
[gu1 ku3 ling2 ding1] |
/solitary and impoverished (idiom)/ |
4871
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1 |
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含辛茹苦 |
含辛茹苦 |
[han2 xin1 ru2 ku3] |
/to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship/to bear one's cross/ |
6353
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1 |
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何苦 |
何苦 |
[he2 ku3] |
/why bother?/is it worth the trouble?/ |
6706
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1 |
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紅腳苦惡鳥 |
红脚苦恶鸟 |
[[hong2jiao3 ku3e4niao3]] |
/(bird species of China) brown crake (Amaurornis akool)/ |
972
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2 |
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皇天不負苦心人 |
皇天不负苦心人 |
[Huang2 tian1 bu4 fu4 ku3 xin1 ren2] |
/Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually./ |
6353
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1 |
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疾苦 |
疾苦 |
[ji2 ku3] |
/pain and difficulties/suffering (of the people)/ |
6886
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1 |
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艱苦 |
艰苦 |
[jian1 ku3] |
/difficult/hard/arduous/ |
6855
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1 |
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艱苦奮鬥 |
艰苦奋斗 |
[jian1 ku3 fen4 dou4] |
/to struggle arduously/ |
5355
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1 |
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艱苦樸素 |
艰苦朴素 |
[jian1 ku3 pu3 su4] |
/leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)/ |
5307
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1 |
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堅苦卓絕 |
坚苦卓绝 |
[jian1 ku3 zhuo2 jue2] |
/persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination/ |
6353
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1 |
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叫苦 |
叫苦 |
[jiao4 ku3] |
/to whine about hardships/to complain of one's bitter lot/to complain/to grumble/ |
6456
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1 |
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叫苦不迭 |
叫苦不迭 |
[jiao4 ku3 bu5 die2] |
/to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly/incessant grievances/ |
5841
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1 |
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叫苦連天 |
叫苦连天 |
[jiao4 ku3 lian2 tian1] |
/to whine on for days (idiom)/to endlessly grumble complaints/incessant whining/ |
6353
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1 |
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刻苦 |
刻苦 |
[ke4 ku3] |
/hardworking/assiduous/ |
7121
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1 |
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刻苦耐勞 |
刻苦耐劳 |
[ke4 ku3 nai4 lao2] |
/to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering/hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity/ |
6353
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1 |
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刻苦鑽研 |
刻苦钻研 |
[ke4 ku3 zuan1 yan2] |
/to study diligently/ |
6616
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1 |
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苦 |
苦 |
[ku3] |
/bitter/hardship/pain/to suffer/to bring suffering to/painstakingly/ |
5757
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1 |
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苦艾 |
苦艾 |
[ku3 ai4] |
/wormwood/Artemisia absinthium/ |
6615
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1 |
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苦艾酒 |
苦艾酒 |
[ku3 ai4 jiu3] |
/absinthe (distilled anise-based liquor)/ |
6615
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1 |
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苦熬 |
苦熬 |
[ku3 ao2] |
/to endure (years of suffering)/ |
6592
|
1 |
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苦逼 |
苦逼 |
[ku3 bi1] |
/(coll.) miserable; wretched/ |
1063
|
1 |
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苦不堪言 |
苦不堪言 |
[ku3 bu4 kan1 yan2] |
/to suffer unspeakable misery/indescribably painful/hellish/ |
2542
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1 |
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苦不唧 |
苦不唧 |
[ku3 bu5 ji1] |
/slightly bitter/ |
6592
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1 |
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苦不唧兒 |
苦不唧儿 |
[ku3 bu5 ji1 r5] |
/erhua variant of 苦不唧[ku3 bu5 ji1]/ |
5113
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1 |
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苦差 |
苦差 |
[ku3 chai1] |
/hard task/difficult mission/arduous and unrewarding undertaking/drudgery/grind/chore/ |
3816
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1 |
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苦差事 |
苦差事 |
[ku3 chai1 shi5] |
/see 苦差[ku3 chai1]/ |
3816
|
1 |
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苦楚 |
苦楚 |
[ku3 chu3] |
/suffering/misery/pain (esp. psychological)/ |
6592
|
1 |
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苦處 |
苦处 |
[ku3 chu5] |
/suffering/distress/ |
6592
|
1 |
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苦待 |
苦待 |
[ku3 dai4] |
/treat harshly/ |
7121
|
1 |
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苦甘 |
苦甘 |
[ku3 gan1] |
/bitter sweet/ |
6627
|
1 |
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苦幹 |
苦干 |
[ku3 gan4] |
/to work hard/ |
6592
|
1 |
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苦根 |
苦根 |
[ku3 gen1] |
/underlying cause of poverty/ |
6592
|
1 |
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苦工 |
苦工 |
[ku3 gong1] |
/hard labor (in penal code)/coolie/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
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苦功 |
苦功 |
[ku3 gong1] |
/hard work/laborious effort/painstaking work/ |
6592
|
1 |
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|
|
苦瓜 |
苦瓜 |
[ku3 gua1] |
/bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber)/ |
7121
|
1 |
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|
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苦瓜臉 |
苦瓜脸 |
[ku3 gua1 lian3] |
/sour expression on one's face/ |
5791
|
1 |
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苦果 |
苦果 |
[ku3 guo3] |
/lit. bitter fruit/fig. painful consequence/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
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苦哈哈 |
苦哈哈 |
[ku3 ha1 ha1] |
/to have difficulty getting by/to struggle (financially etc)/ |
5355
|
1 |
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|
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苦海 |
苦海 |
[ku3 hai3] |
/lit. sea of bitterness/abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term)/depths of misery/ |
6592
|
1 |
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苦海茫茫 |
苦海茫茫 |
[ku3 hai3 mang2 mang2] |
/sea of bitterness is vast (idiom)/ |
6353
|
1 |
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|
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苦海無邊，回頭是岸 |
苦海无边，回头是岸 |
[ku3 hai3 wu2 bian1 , hui2 tou2 shi4 an4] |
/The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering./Repent and ye shall be saved!/ |
6353
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦寒 |
苦寒 |
[ku3 han2] |
/bitter cold/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
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苦活 |
苦活 |
[ku3 huo2] |
/bitter work/sweated labor/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦活兒 |
苦活儿 |
[ku3 huo2 r5] |
/erhua variant of 苦活[ku3 huo2]/ |
5113
|
1 |
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|
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苦集滅道 |
苦集灭道 |
[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4] |
/the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]/also called 四諦|四谛[si4 di4]/ |
1970
|
1 |
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苦諫 |
苦谏 |
[ku3 jian4] |
/to admonish strenuously/ |
5735
|
1 |
|
|
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苦盡甘來 |
苦尽甘来 |
[ku3 jin4 gan1 lai2] |
/bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning/ |
6353
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦境 |
苦境 |
[ku3 jing4] |
/grievance/dire straits/ |
7121
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦菊 |
苦菊 |
[ku3 ju2] |
/endive/ |
5711
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦苣 |
苦苣 |
[ku3 ju4] |
/endive/ |
5711
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦口 |
苦口 |
[ku3 kou3] |
/lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口)/fig. earnestly (of warning, advice)/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦口婆心 |
苦口婆心 |
[ku3 kou3 po2 xin1] |
/earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently/ |
6353
|
1 |
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|
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苦苦 |
苦苦 |
[ku3 ku3] |
/strenuously/persistently/hard/painful/ |
6590
|
1 |
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|
|
苦苦哀求 |
苦苦哀求 |
[ku3 ku3 ai1 qiu2] |
/to entreat piteously/to implore/ |
6582
|
1 |
|
|
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苦況 |
苦况 |
[ku3 kuang4] |
/wretched state/miserable plight/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦勞 |
苦劳 |
[ku3 lao2] |
/toil/hard work/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
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苦力 |
苦力 |
[ku3 li4] |
/bitter work/hard toil/(loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times/ |
5096
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦練 |
苦练 |
[ku3 lian4] |
/to train hard/to practice diligently/hard work/blood, sweat, and tears/ |
4689
|
1 |
|
|
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苦楝 |
苦楝 |
[ku3 lian4] |
/chinaberry (Melia azedarach)/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦苓 |
苦苓 |
[ku3 ling2] |
/chinaberry (Melia azedarach)/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦蕒菜 |
苦荬菜 |
[ku3 mai3 cai4] |
/Ixeris denticulata/ |
5241
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦悶 |
苦闷 |
[ku3 men4] |
/depressed/dejected/feeling low/ |
6096
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦命 |
苦命 |
[ku3 ming4] |
/hard lot/bitter fate/unfortunate/ |
5156
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦難 |
苦难 |
[ku3 nan4] |
/suffering/ |
6939
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦難深重 |
苦难深重 |
[ku3 nan4 shen1 zhong4] |
/deep grief/extensive sorrow/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦惱 |
苦恼 |
[ku3 nao3] |
/vexed/distressed/ |
5757
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦情 |
苦情 |
[ku3 qing2] |
/wretched situation/plight/wretched/miserable/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦趣 |
苦趣 |
[ku3 qu4] |
/wretched feelings (opposite: 樂趣|乐趣, delight)/ |
6591
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦日子 |
苦日子 |
[ku3 ri4 zi5] |
/hard times/ |
4525
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦肉計 |
苦肉计 |
[ku3 rou4 ji4] |
/the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence/CL:條|条[tiao2]/ |
5580
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦澀 |
苦涩 |
[ku3 se4] |
/bitter and astringent/pained/agonized/ |
7033
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦參 |
苦参 |
[ku3 shen1] |
/liquorice (Sophora flavescens), with roots used in TCM/ |
5018
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦事 |
苦事 |
[ku3 shi4] |
/hard job/arduous task/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦水 |
苦水 |
[ku3 shui3] |
/bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates)/suffering/digestive fluids rising from stomach to the mouth/fig. bitter complaint/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦思 |
苦思 |
[ku3 si1] |
/to think hard/bitter thoughts/to pour out one's sufferings/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦痛 |
苦痛 |
[ku3 tong4] |
/pain/suffering/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦頭 |
苦头 |
[ku3 tou5] |
/sufferings/ |
7121
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦味 |
苦味 |
[ku3 wei4] |
/bitter taste/bitterness/ |
6694
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦笑 |
苦笑 |
[ku3 xiao4] |
/to force a smile/a bitter laugh/ |
6904
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦心 |
苦心 |
[ku3 xin1] |
/painstaking effort/to take a lot of trouble/laborious at pains/ |
6729
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦心孤詣 |
苦心孤诣 |
[ku3 xin1 gu1 yi4] |
/to make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble/to work hard at sth/ |
6353
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦心經營 |
苦心经营 |
[ku3 xin1 jing1 ying2] |
/to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts/ |
6729
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦行 |
苦行 |
[ku3 xing2] |
/ascetic practice/ |
6897
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦刑 |
苦刑 |
[ku3 xing2] |
/torture/corporal punishment (traditionally involving mutilation or amputation)/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦行贖罪 |
苦行赎罪 |
[ku3 xing2 shu2 zui4] |
/penance (to atone for a sin)/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦窯 |
苦窑 |
[ku3 yao2] |
/(slang) prison/ |
4598
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦役 |
苦役 |
[ku3 yi4] |
/forced labor/corvée/penal servitude/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦因 |
苦因 |
[ku3 yin1] |
/affliction/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦於 |
苦于 |
[ku3 yu2] |
/to suffer from (a disadvantage)/ |
2227
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦蘵 |
苦蘵 |
[ku3 zhi2] |
/cutleaf ground-cherry/Physalis angulata/ |
6427
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦衷 |
苦衷 |
[ku3 zhong1] |
/secret trouble/sorrow/difficulties/ |
4098
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦中作樂 |
苦中作乐 |
[ku3 zhong1 zuo4 le4] |
/to find joy in sorrows (idiom); to enjoy sth in spite of one's suffering/ |
6353
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦竹 |
苦竹 |
[ku3 zhu2] |
/bitter bamboo (Pleioblastus amarus)/ |
6582
|
1 |
|
|
|
苦菜花 |
苦菜花 |
[[Ku3cai4hua1]] |
/Bitter Herbs, 1958 novel by Feng Deying 馮德英|冯德英[Feng2 De2ying1], made into a film in 1965/ |
699
|
2 |
|
|
|
苦大仇深 |
苦大仇深 |
[[ku3da4-chou2shen1]] |
/(idiom) great bitterness and deep hatred; deeply ingrained long-standing resentment/ |
695
|
2 |
|
|
|
苦膽 |
苦胆 |
[[ku3dan3]] |
/gallbladder/ |
925
|
2 |
|
|
|
苦迭打 |
苦迭打 |
[[ku3die2da3]] |
/(loanword) coup d'état/ |
709
|
2 |
|
|
|
苦迭塔 |
苦迭塔 |
[[ku3die2ta3]] |
/(loanword) coup d'état/ |
709
|
2 |
|
|
|
苦思冥想 |
苦思冥想 |
[[ku3si1-ming2xiang3]] |
/(idiom) to think deeply; to rack one's brains/ |
678
|
2 |
|
|
|
苦行僧 |
苦行僧 |
[[ku3xing2seng1]] |
/ascetic monk/ |
737
|
2 |
|
|
|
苦杏仁苷 |
苦杏仁苷 |
[[ku3xing4ren2gan1]] |
/amygdalin/ |
894
|
2 |
|
|
|
苦戰 |
苦战 |
[[ku3zhan4]] |
/to fight a hard battle; (fig.) to struggle hard/ |
27
|
2 |
|
|
|
苦主 |
苦主 |
[[ku3zhu3]] |
/(old) the family of the victim in a murder case/(Tw, HK) victim (of a crime, misfortune etc)/(Tw) (coll.) person who bears the burden while others benefit/ |
505
|
2 |
|
|
|
困苦 |
困苦 |
[kun4 ku3] |
/deprivation/distressed/miserable/ |
6788
|
1 |
|
|
|
勞苦 |
劳苦 |
[lao2 ku3] |
/to toil/hard work/ |
3455
|
1 |
|
|
|
勞心苦思 |
劳心苦思 |
[lao2 xin1 ku3 si1] |
/to rack one's brains/to think hard/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
|
離苦得樂 |
离苦得乐 |
[li2 ku3 de2 le4] |
/to abandon suffering and obtain happiness (Buddhism)/ |
4968
|
1 |
|
|
|
良工心苦 |
良工心苦 |
[liang2 gong1 xin1 ku3] |
/expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill/A masterpiece demands suffering./ |
6353
|
1 |
|
|
|
良苦用心 |
良苦用心 |
[liang2 ku3 yong4 xin1] |
/to ponder earnestly/to give a lot of thought to sth/ |
6365
|
1 |
|
|
|
良藥苦口 |
良药苦口 |
[liang2 yao4 ku3 kou3] |
/good medicine tastes bitter (idiom); fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow/ |
6353
|
1 |
|
|
|
氯化苦 |
氯化苦 |
[lü4 hua4 ku3] |
/chloropicrin/ |
7121
|
1 |
|
|
|
埋頭苦幹 |
埋头苦干 |
[mai2 tou2 ku3 gan4] |
/to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work/to make an all-out effort/up to the neck in work/ |
6353
|
1 |
|
|
|
賣苦力 |
卖苦力 |
[mai4 ku3 li4] |
/to make a hard living as unskilled laborer/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
|
沒苦硬吃 |
没苦硬吃 |
[[mei2ku3-ying4chi1]] |
/(neologism, attested by 2024) to stubbornly endure hardships that need not be endured; to go out of one's way to make things difficult for oneself/ |
176
|
2 |
|
|
|
冥思苦索 |
冥思苦索 |
[[ming2si1-ku3suo3]] |
/see 苦思冥想[ku3si1-ming2xiang3]/ |
125
|
2 |
|
|
|
冥思苦想 |
冥思苦想 |
[[ming2si1-ku3xiang3]] |
/see 苦思冥想[ku3si1-ming2xiang3]/ |
125
|
2 |
|
|
|
命苦 |
命苦 |
[ming4 ku3] |
/to be born under an ill star/ |
5156
|
1 |
|
|
|
皮肉之苦 |
皮肉之苦 |
[pi2 rou4 zhi1 ku3] |
/physical pain/lit. skin and flesh suffer/ |
6581
|
1 |
|
|
|
貧苦 |
贫苦 |
[pin2 ku3] |
/poverty-stricken/poor/ |
7121
|
1 |
|
|
|
淒風苦雨 |
凄风苦雨 |
[qi1 feng1 ku3 yu3] |
/lit. bleak wind and icy rain (idiom)/fig. hardships; miserable circumstances/ |
1250
|
1 |
|
|
|
悽苦 |
凄苦 |
[qi1 ku3] |
/bleak; miserable/ |
994
|
1 |
|
|
|
千辛萬苦 |
千辛万苦 |
[qian1 xin1 wan4 ku3] |
/to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations/with difficulty/after some effort/ |
6372
|
1 |
|
|
|
勤苦 |
勤苦 |
[qin2 ku3] |
/hardworking/assiduous/ |
6816
|
1 |
|
|
|
勤學苦練 |
勤学苦练 |
[qin2 xue2 ku3 lian4] |
/to study diligently/to train assiduously/ |
4782
|
1 |
|
|
|
清苦 |
清苦 |
[qing1 ku3] |
/destitute but honest/poor and simple/spartan/austere/ |
4224
|
1 |
|
|
|
窮苦 |
穷苦 |
[qiong2 ku3] |
/impoverished/destitute/ |
6848
|
1 |
|
|
|
窮思苦想 |
穷思苦想 |
[qiong2 si1 ku3 xiang3] |
/to think hard (idiom)/to give sth much thought/ |
3351
|
1 |
|
|
|
茹苦含辛 |
茹苦含辛 |
[[ru2ku3-han2xin1]] |
/see 含辛茹苦[han2xin1-ru2ku3]/ |
53
|
2 |
|
|
|
煞費苦心 |
煞费苦心 |
[sha4 fei4 ku3 xin1] |
/to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking/at the cost of a lot of effort/ |
6353
|
1 |
|
|
|
受苦 |
受苦 |
[shou4 ku3] |
/to suffer hardship/ |
4237
|
1 |
|
|
|
四諦 |
四谛 |
[si4 di4] |
/the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), covered by the acronym 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of suffering is desire 集[ji2], emancipation comes only by eliminating passions 滅|灭[mie4], the way 道[dao4] to emancipation is the Eight-fold Noble Way 八正道[ba1 zheng4 dao4]/ |
1970
|
1 |
|
|
|
四聖諦 |
四圣谛 |
[si4 sheng4 di4] |
/the Four Noble Truths (Buddhism)/see also 四諦|四谛[si4 di4] and 苦集滅道|苦集灭道[ku3 ji2 mie4 dao4]/ |
6055
|
1 |
|
|
|
訴苦 |
诉苦 |
[su4 ku3] |
/to grumble/to complain/grievance/ |
6487
|
1 |
|
|
|
酸甜苦辣 |
酸甜苦辣 |
[[suan1-tian2-ku3-la4]] |
/(lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom)/(fig.) all kinds of flavors; the joys and sorrows of life/ |
70
|
2 |
|
|
|
同甘共苦 |
同甘共苦 |
[tong2 gan1 gong4 ku3] |
/shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows/for better or for worse/ |
6353
|
1 |
|
|
|
同甘苦 |
同甘苦 |
[tong2 gan1 ku3] |
/to share joys and sorrows/sharing good times and hard times/same as 同甘共苦/ |
6636
|
1 |
|
|
|
痛苦 |
痛苦 |
[tong4 ku3] |
/pain/suffering/painful/CL:個|个[ge4]/ |
6385
|
1 |
|
|
|
吐苦水 |
吐苦水 |
[tu3 ku3 shui3] |
/to have bitter digestive fluids rising to the mouth/fig. to complain bitterly/to pour out one's sufferings/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
|
脫離苦海 |
脱离苦海 |
[tuo1 li2 ku3 hai3] |
/to escape from the abyss of suffering/to shed off a wretched plight/ |
6592
|
1 |
|
|
|
挖苦 |
挖苦 |
[wa1 ku3] |
/to speak sarcastically/to make cutting remarks/also pr. [wa1 ku5]/ |
1815
|
1 |
|
|
|
萬分痛苦 |
万分痛苦 |
[wan4 fen1 tong4 ku3] |
/excruciating/ |
7053
|
1 |
|
|
|
五味 |
五味 |
[wu3 wei4] |
/the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸/all kinds of flavors/ |
6554
|
1 |
|
|
|
小洞不補大洞吃苦 |
小洞不补大洞吃苦 |
[xiao3 dong4 bu4 bu3 da4 dong4 chi1 ku3] |
/A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine/ |
4552
|
1 |
|
|
|
辛苦 |
辛苦 |
[xin1 ku3] |
/exhausting/hard/tough/arduous/to work hard/to go to a lot of trouble/hardship(s)/ |
3512
|
1 |
|
|
|
辛辛苦苦 |
辛辛苦苦 |
[xin1 xin1 ku3 ku3] |
/painstakingly/with great trouble/ |
6335
|
1 |
|
|
|
啞巴吃黃連 |
哑巴吃黄连 |
[ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2] |
/no choice but to suffer in silence (idiom)/also written 啞巴吃黃蓮|哑巴吃黄莲/(often precedes 有苦說不出|有苦说不出[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1])/ |
5770
|
1 |
|
|
|
啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出 |
哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 |
[ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2 , you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1] |
/to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)/unable to speak of one's bitter suffering/sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出/ |
4695
|
1 |
|
|
|
憶苦飯 |
忆苦饭 |
[yi4 ku3 fan4] |
/unsavory meal taken in remembrance of past hardships/fig. poor-tasting meal/ |
5962
|
1 |
|
|
|
憶苦思甜 |
忆苦思甜 |
[yi4 ku3 si1 tian2] |
/to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)/ |
5754
|
1 |
|
|
|
用心良苦 |
用心良苦 |
[yong4 xin1 liang2 ku3] |
/to ponder earnestly/to give a lot of thought to sth/ |
6365
|
1 |
|
|
|
有苦說不出 |
有苦说不出 |
[you3 ku3 shuo1 bu5 chu1] |
/having unspeakable bitter suffering/(often used after 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连[ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2])/ |
5770
|
1 |
|
|
|
冤苦 |
冤苦 |
[yuan1 ku3] |
/to treat (sb) unjustly/anguish caused by an injustice/ |
1850
|
1 |
|
|
|
裝窮叫苦 |
装穷叫苦 |
[zhuang1 qiong2 jiao4 ku3] |
/to feign and complain bitterly of being poverty stricken (idiom)/ |
6353
|
1 |
|
|
|
自食苦果 |
自食苦果 |
[zi4 shi2 ku3 guo3] |
/see 自食惡果|自食恶果[zi4 shi2 e4 guo3]/ |
3746
|
1 |
|
|
|
自找苦吃 |
自找苦吃 |
[zi4 zhao3 ku3 chi1] |
/to bring trouble on oneself/ |
6313
|
1 |
|
|
|
自討苦吃 |
自讨苦吃 |
[[zi4tao3ku3chi1]] |
/(idiom) to ask for trouble; to make a rod for one's own back/ |
166
|
2 |
|
|
|
嘴甜心苦 |
嘴甜心苦 |
[zui3 tian2 xin1 ku3] |
/sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom); insincere flattery/ |
6353
|
1 |
