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備嘗艱苦

简备尝艰苦 · 繁備嘗艱苦

Mandarin · pinyin bèi cháng jiān kǔ

see 備嘗辛苦 bèi cháng xīn kǔ

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備: bèi · prepare, ready, perfect
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苦: kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
备: bèi · prepare, ready, perfect
尝: cháng · taste; experience, experiment
艰: jiān · difficult, hard; distressing

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4–2–1–3 · bei4 chang2 jian1 ku3

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