甘苦 gān kǔ ㄍㄢ ㄎㄨˇ gam1 fu2
- good times and hardships
- joys and tribulations
- for better or for worse
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甘
- 甘心 gān xīn ㄍㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ gam1 sam1 to be willing to
- 不甘 bù gān ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ bat1 gam1 unreconciled to
- 回甘 huí gān ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄢ wui4 gam1 to have a sweet aftertaste
- 心甘 xīn gān ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄢ sam1 gam1 to be willing
- 甘南 Gān nán ㄍㄢ ㄋㄢˊ gam1 naam4 see 甘南藏族自治州
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- 甘味 gān wèi ㄍㄢ ㄨㄟˋ gam1 mei6 sweetness; sweet taste
- 甘地 Gān dì ㄍㄢ ㄉㄧˋ gam1 dei6 (Mahatma) Gandhi
- 甘孜 Gān zī ㄍㄢ ㄗ gam1 zi1 see 甘孜藏族自治州
- 甘州 Gān zhōu ㄍㄢ ㄓㄡ gam1 zau1 see 甘州区
- 甘德 Gān dé ㄍㄢ ㄉㄜˊ gam1 dak1 see 甘德县
- 甘于 甘於 gān yú ㄍㄢ ㄩˊ gam1 jyu1 to be willing to
- 甘榜 gān bǎng ㄍㄢ ㄅㄤˇ gam1 bong2 kampong (loanword)
- 甘汞 gān gǒng ㄍㄢ ㄍㄨㄥˇ gam1 hung6 calomel or mercurous chloride (Hg2Cl2)
- 甘油 gān yóu ㄍㄢ ㄧㄡˊ gam1 jau4 glycerine
- 甘泉 Gān quán ㄍㄢ ㄑㄩㄢˊ gam1 cyun4 see 甘泉县
- 甘洛 Gān luò ㄍㄢ ㄌㄨㄛˋ gam1 lok3 see 甘洛县
- 甘甜 gān tián ㄍㄢ ㄊㄧㄢˊ gam1 tim4 sweet
- 甘肃 甘肅 Gān sù ㄍㄢ ㄙㄨˋ gam1 suk1 see 甘肃省
- 甘草 gān cǎo ㄍㄢ ㄘㄠˇ gam1 cou2 licorice root
- 甘菊 gān jú ㄍㄢ ㄐㄩˊ gam1 guk1 chamomile
苦
- 何苦 hé kǔ ㄏㄜˊ ㄎㄨˇ ho4 fu2 why bother?
- 刻苦 kè kǔ ㄎㄜˋ ㄎㄨˇ hak1 fu2 hardworking
- 受苦 shòu kǔ ㄕㄡˋ ㄎㄨˇ sau6 fu2 to suffer hardship
- 吃苦 chī kǔ ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ hek3 fu2 to bear hardships
- 挖苦 wā kǔ ㄨㄚ ㄎㄨˇ waa1 fu2 to speak sarcastically
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- 痛苦 tòng kǔ ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇ tung3 fu2 pain
- 艰苦 艱苦 jiān kǔ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ gaan1 fu2 difficult
- 苦力 kǔ lì ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ fu2 lik6 bitter work
- 苦工 kǔ gōng ㄎㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥ fu2 gung1 hard labor (in penal code)
- 苦心 kǔ xīn ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄣ fu2 sam1 painstaking effort
- 苦恼 苦惱 kǔ nǎo ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄠˇ fu2 nou5 vexed
- 苦笑 kǔ xiào ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ fu2 siu3 to force a smile
- 苦练 苦練 kǔ liàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ fu2 lin6 to train hard
- 苦衷 kǔ zhōng ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥ fu2 cung1 secret trouble
- 苦难 苦難 kǔ nàn ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄢˋ fu2 naan6 suffering
- 诉苦 訴苦 sù kǔ ㄙㄨˋ ㄎㄨˇ sou3 fu2 to grumble
- 贫苦 貧苦 pín kǔ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄨˇ pan4 fu2 poverty-stricken
- 辛苦 xīn kǔ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ san1 fu2 exhausting
- 愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 to look anxious (idiom)
- 艰苦奋斗 艱苦奮鬥 jiān kǔ fèn dòu ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄈㄣˋ ㄉㄡˋ gaan1 fu2 fan5 dau3 to struggle arduously
Idioms with these characters
- 不甘后人 不甘後人 bù gān hòu rén ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ bat1 gam1 hau6 jan4 (idiom) not want to be outdone
- 不甘人后 不甘人後 bù gān rén hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gam1 jan4 hau6 (idiom) not want to be outdone
- 不甘示弱 bù gān shì ruò ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄕˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ bat1 gam1 si6 joek6 (idiom) not to be outdone
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- 甘心情愿 甘心情願 gān xīn qíng yuàn ㄍㄢ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄑㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˋ gam1 sam1 cing4 jyun6 willingly and gladly (idiom)
- 甘之如饴 甘之如飴 gān zhī rú yí ㄍㄢ ㄓ ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˊ gam1 zi1 jyu4 ji4 lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly
- 苦尽甘来 苦盡甘來 kǔ jìn gān lái ㄎㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄍㄢ ㄌㄞˊ fu2 zeon6 gam1 loi4 bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning
- 善罢甘休 善罷甘休 shàn bà gān xiū ㄕㄢˋ ㄅㄚˋ ㄍㄢ ㄒㄧㄡ sin6 baa6 gam1 jau1 (idiom) to let the matter rest; to just let it go; to take it lying down (usu. used in the negative)
- 同甘共苦 tóng gān gòng kǔ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄢ ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄎㄨˇ tung4 gam1 gung6 fu2 shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows
- 饫甘餍肥 飫甘饜肥 yù gān yàn féi ㄩˋ ㄍㄢ ㄧㄢˋ ㄈㄟˊ jyu3 gam1 jim3 fei4 to live off the fat of the land (idiom)
- 自甘堕落 自甘墮落 zì gān duò luò ㄗˋ ㄍㄢ ㄉㄨㄛˋ ㄌㄨㄛˋ zi6 gam1 do6 lok6 to abandon oneself (idiom)
- 备尝辛苦 備嘗辛苦 bèi cháng xīn kǔ ㄅㄟˋ ㄔㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄎㄨˇ bei6 soeng4 san1 fu2 (idiom) to have suffered all kinds of hardships
- 不胜其苦 不勝其苦 bù shèng qí kǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄥˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄎㄨˇ bat1 sing1 kei4 fu2 unable to bear the pain (idiom)
- 吃苦耐劳 吃苦耐勞 chī kǔ nài láo ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ ㄋㄞˋ ㄌㄠˊ hek3 fu2 noi6 lou4 hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
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- 愁眉苦脸 愁眉苦臉 chóu méi kǔ liǎn ㄔㄡˊ ㄇㄟˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ sau4 mei4 fu2 lim5 to look anxious (idiom)
- 倒悬之苦 倒懸之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄎㄨˇ dou3 jyun4 zi1 fu2 lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
- 访贫问苦 訪貧問苦 fǎng pín wèn kǔ ㄈㄤˇ ㄆㄧㄣˊ ㄨㄣˋ ㄎㄨˇ fong2 pan4 man6 fu2 to visit the poor and ask about their suffering (idiom)
- 孤苦伶仃 gū kǔ líng dīng ㄍㄨ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧㄥ gu1 fu2 ling4 ding1 solitary and impoverished (idiom)
- 含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ ㄏㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄖㄨˊ ㄎㄨˇ ham4 san1 jyu4 fu2 to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
- 艰苦朴素 艱苦樸素 jiān kǔ pǔ sù ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄆㄨˇ ㄙㄨˋ gaan1 fu2 pok3 sou3 leading a plain, hardworking life (idiom)
- 坚苦卓绝 堅苦卓絕 jiān kǔ zhuó jué ㄐㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ gin1 fu2 coek3 zyut3 persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination