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酸甜苦辣

suān tián kǔ làㄙㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨˇ ㄌㄚˋ

Traditional: 酸甜苦辣

HSK 3.0 · 5

酸甜苦辣 (suān tián kǔ là) means sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot; fig. the joys and sorrows of life.

Meaning(set phrase)

sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot; fig. the joys and sorrows of life

Like the Vietnamese idiom đắng cay ngọt bùi.

Examples

  • 人生的酸甜苦辣他都经历过。

    rén shēng de suān tián kǔ là tā dōu jīng lì guò.

    He's been through all of life's ups and downs.

  • 这本书写了留学生活的酸甜苦辣。

    zhè běn shū xiě le liú xué shēng huó de suān tián kǔ là.

    This book describes the joys and hardships of studying abroad.

  • 这道菜酸甜苦辣都有。

    zhè dào cài suān tián kǔ là dōu yǒu.

    This dish has sour, sweet, bitter and spicy flavours all at once.

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Stroke order

14 strokes

sour; tart; sick at heart; grieved; sore; aching; pedantic; impractical; to make sarcastic remarks about sb; an acid

11 strokes

sweet

8 strokes

bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer; to bring suffering to; painstakingly

14 strokes

old variant of 辣