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茹苦含辛

rú kǔ hán xīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
see 含辛茹苦[hán xīn rú kǔ]
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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.

Source record: cd-9c1443417ef744d0. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

茹苦含辛 茹苦含辛 [ru2 ku3 han2 xin1] /see 含辛茹苦[han2 xin1 ru2 ku3]/

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  • 茹
    rú

    to eat / (extended meaning) to endure / putrid smell / vegetables / roots (inextricably attached to the plant)

    Rú

    surname Ru

  • 苦
    kǔ

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

  • 含
    hán

    to keep in the mouth / to contain

  • 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

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