憶苦思甜

Chinese

		remember	bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful	to think; to consider	sweet
trad. (憶苦思甜)		憶	苦	思	甜
simp. (忆苦思甜)		忆	苦	思	甜

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìkǔsītián

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄙ ㄊㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jik¹ fu² si¹ tim⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìkǔsītián
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄎㄨˇ ㄙ ㄊㄧㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìkǔsihtián
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴-kʻu³-ssŭ¹-tʻien²
    • Yale: yì-kǔ-sz̄-tyán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihkuusytyan
    • Palladius: икусытянь (ikusytjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ sz̩⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jik¹ fu² si¹ tim⁴
    • Yale: yīk fú sī tìhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁷ fu² si¹ tim⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yig¹ fu² xi¹ tim⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚⁵ fuː³⁵ siː⁵⁵ tʰiːm²¹/

Idiom

憶苦思甜

1. to recall one's difficult past and savour one's joyful present