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吃苦耐勞

简 吃苦耐劳 · 繁 吃苦耐勞
Mandarin · pinyin chī kǔ nài láo

Meanings

  1. hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
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吃
chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
苦
kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
耐
nài · endure, bear; resist; patient
勞
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劳
láo · labor, toil, do manual work
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1–3–4–2 · chi1 ku3 nai4 lao2

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hek3 fu2 noi6 lou4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to endure hardships and work hard

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