See also: 苦痛

Chinese

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ache; pain; sorrow
bitter; intensely; miserable
bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
 
trad. (痛苦)
simp. #(痛苦)
anagram 苦痛

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痛苦

  1. painful (in the body or mind); sore; aching; excruciating
    減少痛苦减少痛苦  ―  jiǎnshǎo tòngkǔ  ―  to reduce suffering
    發出痛苦呻吟发出痛苦呻吟  ―  fāchū tòngkǔ de shēnyín  ―  to moan in pain
    不食人間煙火根本知道別人實際痛苦 [MSC, trad.]
    不食人间烟火根本知道别人实际痛苦 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè yī qún bùshírénjiānyānhuǒ de rén, gēnběn bù zhīdào biérén de shíjì tòngkǔ! [Pinyin]
    These people who are out of touch with reality just don't understand the real suffering of others!
    痛苦莫過於那個並不知道沒有勇氣知道 [MSC, trad.]
    痛苦莫过于那个并不知道没有勇气知道 [MSC, simp.]
    Zuì tòngkǔ de, mòguòyú nǐ suǒ ài de nàge rén bìngbù zhīdào nǐ ài tā, ér nǐ yě méiyǒu yǒngqì ràng tā zhīdào. [Pinyin]
    Nothing is more painful than loving someone who doesn’t know, and you don’t have the courage to tell them.
    埋怨對於我們毫無益處埋怨痛苦埋怨快樂 [MSC, trad.]
    埋怨对于我们毫无益处埋怨痛苦埋怨快乐 [MSC, simp.]
    Máiyuàn duìyú wǒmen háowú yìchù, máiyuàn yuè duō yuè tòngkǔ, máiyuàn yuè shǎo yuè kuàiyuè. [Pinyin]
    Complaining is of no benefit to us. The more we complain, the more painful it gets — the less we complain, the happier we feel.
  2. (figurative, of a lesson, etc.) profound; bitter

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痛苦

  1. pain; suffering; agony

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Sino-Xenic (痛苦):