苦 (fu2 | ku3) : bitter; painful; hard; suffer from

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苦

fu2

ku3

[1] [adj] bitter; painful; hard
[2] [n] pain; hardship; suffering
[3] [v] suffer from; cause sb to suffer
[4] [adv] painstakingly; doing one's utmost

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Stroke count: 9

Level: 1

Radical: 艸 (#140)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

苦

This word has been viewed 15656 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 1st Mar 2014 10:26

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痛苦 tung3 fu2 tong4 ku3 = pain, suffering

辛苦 san1 fu2 xin1 ku3 = difficult; laborious

苦心 fu2 sam1 ku3 xin1 = to do something with painstaking efforts

痛苦不堪 tung3 fu2 bat1 ham1 tong4 ku3 bu4 kan1 = racked with pain

苦水 fu2 seoi2 ku3 shui3 = misery, suffering; gastric secretion

訴苦 sou3 fu2 su4 ku3 = vent grievances

艱苦 gaan1 fu2 jian1 ku4 = hard; difficult; arduous

吃苦 hek3 fu2 chi1 ku3 = to bear hardships (lit., "eat bitterness") 國

窮苦 kung4 fu2 qiong2 ku3 = poor; improvished; destitute

苦瓜 fu2 gwaa1 ku3 gua1 = bitter gourd; bitter melon
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我係非常贊同辛苦搵嚟自在食嘅講法,何必委屈自己粵
I agree with the saying that one should work hard and play hard. Why treat yourself so badly?

小小苦楚等於激勵。
Tiny misery will only be a motivation.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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