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備嘗辛苦

简备尝辛苦 · 繁備嘗辛苦

Mandarin · pinyin bèi cháng xīn kǔ

(idiom) to have suffered all kinds of hardships

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備: bèi · prepare, ready, perfect
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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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