吃苦頭

Chinese

		eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	slight bitter taste; suffering; setback slight bitter taste; suffering; setback; misery
trad. (吃苦頭)		吃	苦頭
simp. (吃苦头)		吃	苦头

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chī kǔtou

  (Zhuyin): ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hek³ fu² tau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chī kǔtou
    • Zhuyin: ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chih kǔto̊u
    • Wade–Giles: chʻih¹ kʻu³-tʻou⁵
    • Yale: chr̄ kǔ-tou
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chy kuu.tou
    • Palladius: чи кутоу (či kutou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴ tʰoʊ̯⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hek³ fu² tau⁴
    • Yale: hek fú tàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hek⁸ fu² tau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hég³ fu² teo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɛːk̚³ fuː³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

Verb

吃⫽苦頭 (verb-object)

1. to suffer; to endure hardship; to pay for one's actions