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bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful |
distinct; clear; orderly distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname |
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Pronunciation
Noun
苦楚
- suffering; pain; misery; sorrow
1919, 《新舊約全書：官話和合譯本》 [Mandarin Bible, Union Version], Shanghai: American Bible Society, 哥林多後書 [2 Corinthians] 4:17:
我們這至暫至輕的苦楚、要爲我們成就極重無比永遠的榮耀。 [MSC, trad.]
我们这至暂至轻的苦楚、要为我们成就极重无比永远的荣耀。 [MSC, simp.]- Wǒmen zhè zhì zàn zhì qīng de kǔchǔ, yào wèi wǒmen chéngjiù jí zhòng wúbǐ yǒngyuǎn de róngyào.
- For our light affliction, which is for the moment, worketh for us more and more exceedingly an eternal weight of glory (English Revised Version)
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小小苦楚等於激勵 等於苦海翻細浪 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
小小苦楚等于激励 等于苦海翻细浪 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]- siu2 siu2 fu2 co2 dang2 jyu1 gik1 lai6, dang2 jyu1 fu2 hoi2 faan1 sai3 long6
- A tiny bit of pain is just encouragement, is just a small wave in a sea of bitterness.
2010, 江志豐 (lyrics and music), “堅持”performed by 翁立友:
成功的背後 抹哉有多少苦楚 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
成功的背后 抹哉有多少苦楚 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]- sêng-kong ê pōe-hiō, m̄ chai ū gōa-chōe khó͘-chhó͘ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- The amount of pain there is behind success is not known
Synonyms
- 痛楚 (tòngchǔ)
- 痛苦 (tòngkǔ)
- 苦水 (kǔshuǐ) (figurative)
- 苦處 / 苦处 (kǔchù)
- 苦難 / 苦难 (kǔnàn)
- 隱痛 / 隐痛 (yǐntòng)
Descendants