備嘗辛苦

简 备尝辛苦 · 繁 備嘗辛苦
Mandarin · pinyin bèi cháng xīn kǔ

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  1. (idiom) to have suffered all kinds of hardships
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備
bèi · prepare, ready, perfect
嘗
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辛
xīn · bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem; Kangxi radical 160
苦
kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
备
bèi · prepare, ready, perfect
尝
cháng · taste; experience, experiment
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4–2–1–3 · bei4 chang2 xin1 ku3

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bei6 soeng4 san1 fu2

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