| 含辛茹苦 |
hán xīn rú kǔ |
to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship / to bear one's cross |
| 含 |
hán |
to keep in the mouth / to contain |
| 辛 |
Xīn |
surname Xin |
| 辛 |
xīn |
(of taste) hot or pungent / hard / laborious / suffering / eighth in order / eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 / letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 285° / octa |
| 茹 |
Rú |
surname Ru |
| 茹 |
rú |
to eat / (extended meaning) to endure / putrid smell / vegetables / roots (inextricably attached to the plant) |
| 苦 |
kǔ |
bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly |