血汗
hyut3 hon6xue4han4xuè hàn
English
- (fig.) sweat and toil; hard work
- (adjective) (figurative) 1. Hard-work; 2. Hard-earned (money etc.)
- hard work; sweat and toil; literally: blood and sweat
粵語 — Cantonese
- 比喻大量嘅勞力同心機
Examples
血汗錢
money from hard work
血汗工廠
sweatshop; sweat factory
間公司係我用血汗換番嚟㗎！
My company is built upon my blood, sweat, and tears!
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk