| 酸甜苦辣 |
suān tián kǔ là |
(lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom) / (fig.) all kinds of flavors; the joys and sorrows of life |
| 酸 |
suān |
sour / tart / sick at heart / grieved / sore / aching / pedantic / impractical / to make sarcastic remarks about sb / an acid |
| 酸甜 |
suān tián |
sour and sweet |
| 甜 |
tián |
sweet / (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely |
| 苦 |
kǔ |
bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly |
| 辣 |
là |
old variant of 辣 |
| 辣 |
là |
hot (spicy) / pungent / (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting / to burn |