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