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茹苦含辛

Mandarin · pinyin rú kǔ hán xīn

see 含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ

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茹: rú · roots; vegetables; eat; bear
苦: kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
含: hán · hold in mouth; cherish; contain
辛: xīn · bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem; Kangxi radical 160

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2–3–2–1 · ru2 ku3 han2 xin1

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jyu4 fu2 ham4 san1

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