"苦盡甘來" meaning in Chinese

See 苦盡甘來 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /fuː³⁵ t͡sɵn²² kɐm⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ kam⁴⁴⁻³³ lai²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kam⁴⁴⁻²² lai²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin³³⁻²¹ kam⁴⁴⁻³³ lai²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/, /fuː³⁵ t͡sɵn²² kɐm⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/, /kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ kam⁴⁴⁻³³ lai²⁴/, /kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kam⁴⁴⁻²² lai²⁴/, /kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin³³⁻²¹ kam⁴⁴⁻³³ lai²³/ Chinese transliterations: kǔjìngānlái [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄎㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄍㄢ ㄌㄞˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], fu² zeon⁶ gam¹ loi⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], khó͘-chīn-kam-lâi, kǔjìngānlái [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], kǔjìnganlái [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], kʻu³-chin⁴-kan¹-lai² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], kǔ-jìn-gān-lái [Mandarin, Yale], kuujinnganlai [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], куцзиньганьлай [Mandarin, Palladius], kuczinʹganʹlaj [Mandarin, Palladius], fú jeuhn gām lòih [Cantonese, Yale], fu² dzoen⁶ gam¹ loi⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], fu² zên⁶ gem¹ loi⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], khó͘-chīn-kam-lâi [Hokkien, POJ], khóo-tsīn-kam-lâi [Hokkien, Tai-lo], qofcixnkamlaai [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun] Forms: 苦尽甘来
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 苦盡甘來
  1. the difficult time has passed and the pleasant or joyful time comes Tags: idiomatic
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "literal_meaning": "happiness comes when bitterness ends",
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      "glosses": [
        "the difficult time has passed and the pleasant or joyful time comes"
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          "difficult",
          "difficult"
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          "time",
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        ],
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          "pass",
          "pass"
        ],
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          "pleasant",
          "pleasant"
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          "joyful",
          "joyful"
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  "sounds": [
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kǔjìngānlái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄎㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄍㄢ ㄌㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fu² zeon⁶ gam¹ loi⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "khó͘-chīn-kam-lâi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kǔjìngānlái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kǔjìnganlái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kʻu³-chin⁴-kan¹-lai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kǔ-jìn-gān-lái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuujinnganlai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "куцзиньганьлай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuczinʹganʹlaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fú jeuhn gām lòih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fu² dzoen⁶ gam¹ loi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fu² zên⁶ gem¹ loi⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fuː³⁵ t͡sɵn²² kɐm⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khó͘-chīn-kam-lâi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khóo-tsīn-kam-lâi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qofcixnkamlaai"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ kam⁴⁴⁻³³ lai²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kam⁴⁴⁻²² lai²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin³³⁻²¹ kam⁴⁴⁻³³ lai²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fuː³⁵ t͡sɵn²² kɐm⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ kam⁴⁴⁻³³ lai²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kam⁴⁴⁻²² lai²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin³³⁻²¹ kam⁴⁴⁻³³ lai²³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "苦盡甘來"
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        "Cantonese lemmas",
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        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 來",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 甘",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 盡",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 苦",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Hokkien chengyu",
        "Hokkien idioms",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
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      "glosses": [
        "the difficult time has passed and the pleasant or joyful time comes"
      ],
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        [
          "difficult",
          "difficult"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "pass",
          "pass"
        ],
        [
          "pleasant",
          "pleasant"
        ],
        [
          "joyful",
          "joyful"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kǔjìngānlái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄎㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄍㄢ ㄌㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fu² zeon⁶ gam¹ loi⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "khó͘-chīn-kam-lâi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kǔjìngānlái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kǔjìnganlái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kʻu³-chin⁴-kan¹-lai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kǔ-jìn-gān-lái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuujinnganlai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "куцзиньганьлай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuczinʹganʹlaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fú jeuhn gām lòih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fu² dzoen⁶ gam¹ loi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "fu² zên⁶ gem¹ loi⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fuː³⁵ t͡sɵn²² kɐm⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khó͘-chīn-kam-lâi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "khóo-tsīn-kam-lâi"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "qofcixnkamlaai"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ kam⁴⁴⁻³³ lai²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kam⁴⁴⁻²² lai²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin³³⁻²¹ kam⁴⁴⁻³³ lai²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ kän⁵⁵ laɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/fuː³⁵ t͡sɵn²² kɐm⁵⁵ lɔːi̯²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin³³⁻¹¹ kam⁴⁴⁻³³ lai²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin²²⁻²¹ kam⁴⁴⁻²² lai²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sin³³⁻²¹ kam⁴⁴⁻³³ lai²³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "苦盡甘來"
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