Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

吃苦頭

chīkǔtou

ㄔ ㄎㄨˇ ˙ㄊㄡ

Simplified 吃苦头

  1. 1to suffer
  2. 2to suffer for one's actions
  3. 3to pay dearly
  4. 4to burn one's fingers
Example

好奇會吃苦頭的。

hàoqí huì chīkǔtou de

Curiosity killed the cat.

Keep 吃苦頭 and it comes back until you know it.

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