粵

吃hek3苦fu2

also written喫苦
hek3 fu2chī kǔ

English

  1. to bear hardships
  2. to suffer from a bad or a difficult situation

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 持續咁受苦

Examples

  • 好奇会吃苦头的。

    Curiosity killed the cat.

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  • 呢啲後生仔冇個可以吃苦。

    None of these youngsters can bear hardships.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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