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刻苦耐勞
简 刻苦耐劳 · 繁 刻苦耐勞Mandarin · pinyin kè kǔ nài láo
Meanings
- to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
- hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
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4–3–4–2 · ke4 ku3 nai4 lao2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
hak1 fu2 noi6 lou4
Cantonese word readings for 刻苦耐勞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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hak1 fu2 noi6 lou4
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- (idiomatic) to bear hardship and work hard
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