先苦後甘
Appearance
See also: 先苦后甘
Chinese
[edit]early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first |
bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful |
back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later |
sweet; willingly; Gansu province (abbrev.) | ||
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trad. (先苦後甘) | 先 | 苦 | 後 | 甘 | |
simp. (先苦后甘) | 先 | 苦 | 后 | 甘 | |
anagram | 先甘後苦/先甘后苦 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siankǔhòugan
- Wade–Giles: hsien1-kʻu3-hou4-kan1
- Yale: syān-kǔ-hòu-gān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiankuuhowgan
- Palladius: сянькухоугань (sjanʹkuxouganʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹ kän⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
[edit]先苦後甘
- to suffer short-term pain for long-term gain