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Chinese
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eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer |
bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful |
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吃
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苦
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| simp. #(吃苦)
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吃
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苦
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| Literally: “to eat bitterness”.
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Pronunciation
Verb
吃⫽苦 (verb-object)
- to endure hardship; to suffer
只要一家人能團聚，受多少罪，吃多少苦，我都不怕。 [MSC, trad.]
只要一家人能团聚，受多少罪，吃多少苦，我都不怕。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhǐyào yījiārén néng tuánjù, shòu duōshǎo zuì, chī duōshǎo kǔ, wǒ dōu bùpà.
- As long as the family can be reunited, I am willing to endure any kind of hardship that comes my way.
Synonyms
- 受罪 (shòuzuì)
- 受苦 (shòukǔ)
- 遭罪 (zāozuì)
- 食苦 (Hokkien)
Derived terms