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): ㄔㄎㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hek³ fu² tau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chī kǔtou
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄎㄨˇ ˙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)

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

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