"cross to bear" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crosses to bear [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|crosses to bear}} cross to bear (plural crosses to bear)
  1. (idiomatic) A problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person that one has to accept and deal with, although one finds it very difficult, or it causes trouble or worry over a long period of time. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: difficult situation, cross to take up, heavy cross to bear, heavy cross to take up Translations (a problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person): 煩惱 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 烦恼 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 麻煩 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 麻烦 (zh-min-nan) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 心理負擔 [Hokkien] (Chinese), 心理负担 (sim-lí hū-tam) [Hokkien] (Chinese), 煩惱 (Chinese Cantonese), 烦恼 (faan⁴ nou⁵) (Chinese Cantonese), 麻煩 (Chinese Cantonese), 麻烦 (maa⁴ faan⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 心理負擔 (Chinese Cantonese), 心理负担 (sam¹ lei⁵ fu⁶ daam¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 煩惱 (Chinese Mandarin), 烦恼 (fánnǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 麻煩 (Chinese Mandarin), 麻烦 (máfan) (Chinese Mandarin), 心理負擔 (Chinese Mandarin), 心理负担 (xīnlǐ fùdān) (Chinese Mandarin), kors at bære (Danish), 麻煩 (Eastern Min Chinese), 麻烦 (mà-huàng) (Eastern Min Chinese), taakka (Finnish), risti kannettavana (Finnish), ein/sein Kreuz zu tragen haben) (english: Kreuz n (as in) (German), 煩惱 (Hakka Chinese), 烦恼 (fàn-nó) (Hakka Chinese), 麻煩 (Hakka Chinese), 麻烦 (mà-fàn) (Hakka Chinese), 心理負擔 (Hakka Chinese), 心理负担 (sîm-lî fu-tâm) (Hakka Chinese), 苦難 (kunan) (alt: くなん) (Japanese), cruz que cargar [feminine] (Spanish), 麻煩 (Wu Chinese), 麻烦 (³mo-ve) (Wu Chinese)

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          "code": "da",
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          "word": "kors at bære"
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          "sense": "a problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person",
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          "sense": "a problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person",
          "word": "risti kannettavana"
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          "english": "Kreuz n (as in",
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      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "a problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person",
      "word": "心理負擔"
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      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "sam¹ lei⁵ fu⁶ daam¹",
      "sense": "a problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person",
      "word": "心理负担"
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person",
      "word": "煩惱"
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      "roman": "fánnǎo",
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person",
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "xīnlǐ fùdān",
      "sense": "a problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person",
      "word": "心理负担"
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      "code": "wuu",
      "lang": "Wu Chinese",
      "sense": "a problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person",
      "word": "麻煩"
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      "code": "wuu",
      "lang": "Wu Chinese",
      "roman": "³mo-ve",
      "sense": "a problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person",
      "word": "麻烦"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "a problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person",
      "word": "kors at bære"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person",
      "word": "taakka"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person",
      "word": "risti kannettavana"
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      "code": "de",
      "english": "Kreuz n (as in",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person",
      "word": "ein/sein Kreuz zu tragen haben)"
    },
    {
      "alt": "くなん",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kunan",
      "sense": "a problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person",
      "word": "苦難"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cruz que cargar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cross to bear"
}

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