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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Radical: 艸 (#140)

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

苦

This word has been viewed 15695 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

苦茶 fu2 caa4 ku3 cha2 = medicinal herbal tea 粵

苦功 fu2 gung1 = hard work; painstaking effort

苦盡甘來 fu2 zeon6 gam1 loi4 = after suffering comes happiness

嘴甜心苦 zeoi2 tim4 sam1 fu2 = a cruel heart under the cover of sugar-coated words

不辭辛苦 bat1 ci4 san1 fu2 bu4 ci2 xin1 ku3 = make nothing of hardships 國

甜酸苦辣 tim4 syun1 fu2 laat6 tian2 suan1 ku3 la4 = joys and sorrows

吃苦頭 hek3 fu2 tau4 chi1 ku3 tou5 = suffer 國

苦苦澀澀 fu2 fu2 gip3 gip3 = a bit/too bitter

愁苦 sau4 fu2 chou2 ku3 = anxiety; distress

愁眉苦臉 sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 chou2 mei2 ku3 lian3 = to frown; to pull a long face; to wear a troubled look

悲苦 bei1 fu2 bei1 ku3 = grief; sorrow

受苦 sau6 fu2 shou4 ku3 = suffer

苦口良藥 fu2 hau2 loeng4 joek6 ku3 kou3 liang2 yao4 = good medicine tastes bitter

良藥苦口 loeng4 joek6 fu2 hau2 liang2 yao4 ku3 kou3 = good medicine tastes bitter

困苦 kwan3 fu2 kun4 ku3 = [adj] poor; miserable

孤苦伶仃 gu1 fu2 ling4 ding1 gu1 ku3 ling2 ding1 = orphaned and helpless; friendless and wretched

喊苦喊忽 haam3 fu2 haam3 fat1 = cry baby 粵

勞力辛苦 lou4 lik6 san1 fu2 = hard working

苦瓜噉嘅面 fu2 gwaa1 gam2 ge3 min6 = to look miserable 粵

苦瓜噉面 fu2 gwaa1 gam2 min6 = to look miserable 粵

苦瓜乾 fu2 gwaa1 gon1 = sourpuss 粵

苦瓜乾噉樣 fu2 gwaa1 gon1 gam2 joeng6*2 = to look miserable 粵

苦瓜乾噉口面 fu2 gwaa1 gon1 gam2 hau2 min6 = to look miserable 粵

苦瓜噉口面 fu2 gwaa1 gam2 hau2 min6 = to look miserable 粵

苦過弟弟 fu2 gwo3 di4 di2 = deplorable

苦口苦面 fu2 hau2 fu2 min6 = to look miserable 粵

萬分痛苦 maan6 fan1 tung3 fu2 wan4 fen1 tong4 ku3 = excruciating (common formation)

搵苦嚟辛 wan2 fu2 lei4/lai4 san1 = ask for trouble 粵

攞苦嚟辛 lo2 fu2 lei4/lai4 san1 = ask for trouble 粵

苦肉計 fu2 juk6 gai3 ku3 rou4 ji4 = self-injury ruse

苦苦哀求 fu2 fu2 oi1 kau4 = to beg in a piteous manner

辛苦晒 san1 fu2 saai3 = sorry to cause you so much trouble 粵

苦惱 fu2 nou5 ku3 nao3 = [v] worried, distressed, to be in misery

苦笑 fu2 siu3 ku3 xiao4 = (to give a) forced smile, wry smile

苦艾 fu2 ngaai6 ku3 ai4 = wormwood

苦艾酒 fu2 ngaai6 zau2 ku3 ai4 jiu3 = absinthe

苦力 fu2 lik6 ku3 li4 = coolie, manual labourers

男人之苦 naam4 jan4*2 zi1 fu2 = difficulties of a man

辛苦搵嚟自在食 san1 fu2 wan2 lei4 zi6 zoi6 sik6 = to work very hard for food 粵

挖苦 waa1 fu2 wa1 ku5 = speak sarcastically or ironically (lit., "scoop out bitterness")

苦差事 fu2 caai1 si6 ku3 chai1 shi5 = drudgery; hard job

苦衷 fu2 cung1 ku3 zhong1 = difficulties that one is reluctant to discuss or mention

苦難 fu2 naan6 ku3 nan4 = affliction; distress; hardship; misery; suffering; tribulation

含辛茹苦 ham4 san1 jyu4 fu2 han2 xin1 ru2 ku3 = endure all kinds of hardships; put up with hardships

受苦受難 sau6 fu2 sau6 naan6 shou4 ku3 shou4 nan4 = have a difficult time of sth (lit., "suffer distress")

苦楚 fu2 co2 ku3 chu3 = suffering, misery, distress

身苦 san1 fu2 = physical suffering; bodily suffering

心苦 sam1 fu2 = mental suffering

脫離苦海 tyut3 lei4 fu2 hoi2 tuo1 li2 ku3 hai3 = to escape suffering; to escape from the abyss of misery

苦差 fu2 caai1 ku3 chai1 = difficult task; hard and unprofitable job

少少苦楚等於激勵 siu2 siu2 fu2 co2 dang2 jyu1 gik1 lai6 = a little bit of difficulty/hardship is just encouragement

苦刁刁 fu2 diu1 diu1 = bitter-ish 粵

苦練 fu2 lin6 ku3 lian4 = to practise diligently; to train painstakingly

寒苦 hon4 fu2 han2 ku3 = poverty-stricken; destitute; poor

貧苦 pan4 fu2 pin2 ku3 = poor

苦等 fu2 dang2 ku3 deng3 = to painfully wait for

刻苦 hak1 fu2 ke4 ku3 = hardworking; simple and frugal

何苦 ho4 fu2 he2 ku3 = why go through all the pain to...; must you...

苦毒 fu2 duk6 ku3 du2 = bitterness; resentment

寒窗苦讀 hon4 coeng1 fu2 duk6 han2 chuang1 ku3 du2 = the hardships that a student must endure; the life of a student

苦思 fu2 si1 ku3 si1 = think very hard over; think intensely about

苦不堪言 fu2 bat1 ham1 jin4 ku3 bu4 kan1 yan2 = suffer indescribable misery

皮肉之苦 pei4 juk6 zi1 fu2 pi2 rou4 zhi1 ku3 = physical torment; bodily pain

千辛萬苦 cin1 san1 maan6 fu2 qian1 xin1 wan4 ku3 = countless hardships

人生苦短 jan4 sang1 fu2 dyun2 ren2 sheng1 ku3 duan3 = life is short and full of suffering

苦悶 fu2 mun6 ku3 men4 = feel down; dejected; depressed

勞苦 lou4 fu2 lao2 ku3 = to sweat and toil

苦主 fu2 zyu2 ku3 zhu3 = victim

苦情戲 fu2 cing4 hei3 ku3 qing2 xi4 = weepie; tear-jerker

貧苦大眾 pan4 fu2 daai6 zung3 pin2 ku3 da4 zhong4 = underclass

吐苦水 tou3 fu2 seoi2 tu3 ku3 shui3 = pour out grievances

孤苦 gu1 fu2 = alone

孤苦零丁 gu1 fu2 ling4 ding1 gu1 ku3 ling2 ding1 = alone - lonely and helpless without family or friends.

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人 hek3 dak1 fu2 zung1 fu2, fong1 wai4 jan4 soeng6 jan4 chi1 de2 ku3 zhong1 ku3, fang1 wei2 ren2 shang4 ren2 = to rise in society you must be able edure the most difficult of hardships

苦海無邊,回頭是岸 fu2 hoi2 mou4 bin1 wui4 tau4 si6 ngon6 ku3 hai3 wu2 bian1 hui2 tou2 shi4 an4 = repentance is salvation

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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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