苦水

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Chinese

bitter; intensely; miserable
bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
 
water; river
trad. (苦水)
simp. #(苦水)

Pronunciation


Noun

苦水

  1. hard, bitter water
  2. gastric secretion; bitter vomitus
  3. (figurative) bitterness; grievances; misery

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