痛苦

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See also: 苦痛

Chinese

ache; pain; sorrow
 
bitter; intensely; miserable
bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
trad. (痛苦)
simp. #(痛苦)
anagram 苦痛

Pronunciation


Adjective

痛苦

  1. painful (in the body or mind); sore; aching; excruciating
    減少痛苦减少痛苦  ―  jiǎnshǎo tòngkǔ  ―  to reduce suffering
    發出痛苦呻吟发出痛苦呻吟  ―  fāchū tòngkǔ de shēnyín  ―  to moan in pain
    不食人間煙火根本知道別人實際痛苦 [MSC, trad.]
    不食人间烟火根本知道别人实际痛苦 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè yī qún bùshírénjiānyānhuǒ de rén, gēnběn bù zhīdào biérén de shíjì tòngkǔ!
    These people who are out of touch with reality just don't understand the real suffering of others!
    痛苦莫過於那個並不知道沒有勇氣知道 [MSC, trad.]
    痛苦莫过于那个并不知道没有勇气知道 [MSC, simp.]
    Zuì tòngkǔ de, mòguòyú nǐ suǒ ài de nàge rén bìngbù zhīdào nǐ ài tā, ér nǐ yě méiyǒu yǒngqì ràng tā zhīdào.
    Nothing is more painful than loving someone who doesn’t know, and you don’t have the courage to tell them.
    埋怨對於我們毫無益處埋怨痛苦埋怨快樂 [MSC, trad.]
    埋怨对于我们毫无益处埋怨痛苦埋怨快乐 [MSC, simp.]
    Máiyuàn duìyú wǒmen háowú yìchù, máiyuàn yuè duō yuè tòngkǔ, máiyuàn yuè shǎo yuè kuàiyuè.
    Complaining is of no benefit to us. The more we complain, the more painful it gets — the less we complain, the happier we feel.
  2. (figurative, of a lesson, etc.) profound; bitter

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Noun

痛苦

  1. pain; suffering; agony

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