先甘後苦 in Chinese

IPA: /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ Chinese transliterations: xiāngānhòukǔ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧㄢㄍㄢㄏㄡˋ ㄎㄨˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], xiāngānhòukǔ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], sianganhòukǔ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hsien¹-kan¹-hou⁴-kʻu³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], syān-gān-hòu-kǔ [Mandarin, Yale], shianganhowkuu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сяньганьхоуку [Mandarin, Palladius], sjanʹganʹxouku [Mandarin, Palladius] Forms: 先甘后苦 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 先甘後苦

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      "roman": "xiānkǔhòugān",
      "word": "先苦後甘"
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      "roman": "xiānkǔhòugān",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄎㄨˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "sianganhòukǔ"
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      "zh-pron": "hsien¹-kan¹-hou⁴-kʻu³"
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      "zh-pron": "syān-gān-hòu-kǔ"
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      "zh-pron": "shianganhowkuu"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "сяньганьхоуку"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "sjanʹganʹxouku"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "先甘後苦"
}

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      "roman": "xiānkǔhòugān",
      "word": "先苦後甘"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiānkǔhòugān",
      "word": "先苦后甘"
    }
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        [
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      "zh-pron": "xiāngānhòukǔ"
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄎㄨˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "xiāngānhòukǔ"
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      "zh-pron": "sianganhòukǔ"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsien¹-kan¹-hou⁴-kʻu³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syān-gān-hòu-kǔ"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "shianganhowkuu"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "сяньганьхоуку"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sjanʹganʹxouku"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "先甘後苦"
}

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"先甘後苦" meaning in Chinese

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