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千辛万苦

qiān xīn wàn kǔdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to suffer untold hardships (idiom) / trials and tribulations / with difficulty / after some effort
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

千辛萬苦 千辛万苦 [qian1 xin1 wan4 ku3] /to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations/with difficulty/after some effort/

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Other forms in these source records: 千辛萬苦

  • 千
    qiān

    thousand / used in 鞦韆|秋千[qiū qiān]

  • 辛
    xīn

    (of taste) hot or pungent / hard / laborious / suffering / eighth in order / eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān] / letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / ancient Chinese compass point: 285° / octa

    Xīn

    surname Xin

  • 万
    mò

    used in 万俟[Mò qí]

    wàn

    ten thousand / a great number

    Wàn

    surname Wan

  • 苦
    kǔ

    bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.