吃苦

Chinese

		eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
simp. and trad. (吃苦)		吃	苦

Etymology

Literally, "to eat bitterness."

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chīkǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄎㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hek³ fu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chīkǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄎㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chykuu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hek³ fu²
  - Yale: hek fú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hek⁸ fu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: hég³ fu²
  - IPA ^(key): /hɛːk̚³ fuː³⁵/

Verb

吃苦

to endure hardship

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 食苦

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