粵

苦fu2頭tau4

simp苦头
fu2 tau4kǔ tou

English

  1. sufferings
  2. pain; suffering

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 折磨身心嘅事

Examples

  • 好奇会吃苦头的。

    Curiosity killed the cat.

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  • 佢真係受咗唔少苦。

    他吃的苦頭可大了。 (taa1 hek3 dik1 fu2 tau4 ho2 daai6 liu5)

    He had been through a great deal of suffering.

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

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