先甘後苦

See also: 先甘后苦

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	sweet; willingly; Gansu province (abbrev.)	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
trad. (先甘後苦)		先	甘	後	苦
simp. (先甘后苦)		先	甘	后	苦
anagram		先苦後甘／先苦后甘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiāngānhòukǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄎㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiāngānhòukǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄍㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄎㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sianganhòukǔ
    • Wade–Giles: hsien¹-kan¹-hou⁴-kʻu³
    • Yale: syān-gān-hòu-kǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianganhowkuu
    • Palladius: сяньганьхоуку (sjanʹganʹxouku)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ kän⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

先甘後苦

1. to indulge in short-term gratification, but end up suffering in the long run

Antonyms

• 先苦後甘／先苦后甘 (xiānkǔhòugān)