含辛茹苦
ham4 san1 jyu4 fu2hán xīn rú kǔ
English
- to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
- to suffer hardship
- to bear one's cross
粵語 — Cantonese
- 受盡各種辛酸
Examples
想當年,你阿媽含辛茹苦湊大你。
In the past, your mother bore all the hardship and raised you.
Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk