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苦楚

苦楚

Chinese

 
bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
 
distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; (a surname)
simp. and trad.
(苦楚)

Noun

苦楚

  1. suffering; pain; misery; sorrow
    少少苦楚等於激勵等於苦海 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
    少少苦楚等于激励等于苦海 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
    From: 羅文 (Roman Tam), 前程錦繡
    Siu2 siu2fu2 co2 dang2 jyu1 gik1 lai6, dang2 jyu1 fu2 hoi2 faan1 sai3 long6. [Jyutping]
    A little bit of pain is just encouragement, is just a small wave in a sea of bitterness.