教训 教訓 jiào xun to provide guidance / to lecture sb / to upbraid / a talking-to / a bitter lesson / CL:番[fan1],頓|顿[dun4] syn 吵架 chǎo jià to quarrel / to have a row / quarrel / CL:頓|顿[dun4] syn 争吵 爭吵 zhēng chǎo to quarrel / dispute syn 遭遇 zāo yù to meet with / to encounter / (bitter) experience syn 是非 shì fēi right and wrong / quarrel syn 严酷 嚴酷 yán kù bitter / harsh / grim / ruthless / severe / cut-throat (competition) syn 找茬 zhǎo chá to pick fault with / to spot the differences / to nitpick / to pick a quarrel / to find complaint with 苦力 kǔ lì bitter work / hard toil / (loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times syn 冷笑 lěng xiào to sneer / to laugh grimly / grin of dissatisfaction (bitterness, helplessness, indignation etc) / bitter, grim, sarcastic or angry smile 惨痛 慘痛 cǎn tòng bitter / painful / deeply distressed syn 苦涩 苦澀 kǔ sè bitter and astringent / pained / agonized syn 找事 zhǎo shì to look for employment / to pick a quarrel syn 惨烈 慘烈 cǎn liè bitter / desperate syn 苦果 kǔ guǒ lit. bitter fruit / fig. painful consequence syn 沉痛 chén tòng grief / remorse / deep in sorrow / bitter (anguish) / profound (condolences) syn 斗嘴 鬥嘴 dòu zuǐ to quarrel / to bicker / glib repartee syn 严寒 嚴寒 yán hán bitter cold / severe winter syn 苦瓜 kǔ guā bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber) 吵嘴 chǎo zuǐ to quarrel syn 拌嘴 bàn zuǐ to bicker / to squabble / to quarrel syn 苦战 苦戰 kǔ zhàn bitter struggle / hard battle / arduous effort syn 苦水 kǔ shuǐ bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates) / suffering / digestive fluids rising from stomach to the mouth / fig. bitter complaint syn 含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ to suffer every possible torment (idiom) / bitter hardship / to bear one's cross syn 辛酸 xīn suān pungent (taste) / bitter / fig. sad / miserable syn 苦命 kǔ mìng hard lot / bitter fate / unfortunate syn 劝架 勸架 quàn jià to mediate in a quarrel / to intervene in a dispute and try to calm things down syn 息事宁人 息事寧人 xī shì níng rén to keep the peace / to patch up a quarrel (idiom) syn 搬弄是非 bān nòng shì fēi to incite a quarrel (idiom) / to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief syn 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot / fig. the joys and sorrows of life syn 鏖战 鏖戰 áo zhàn bitter fighting / a violent battle syn 反目 fǎn mù to quarrel / to fall out with sb syn 苦笑 kǔ xiào to force a smile / a bitter laugh syn 痛心疾首 tòng xīn jí shǒu bitter and hateful (idiom) / to grieve and lament (over sth) syn 五香 wǔ xiāng five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty) 寻衅 尋釁 xún xìn to pick a quarrel / to start a fight syn 切肤之痛 切膚之痛 qiè fū zhī tòng keenly felt pain / bitter anguish syn 叫苦 jiào kǔ to whine about hardships / to complain of one's bitter lot / to complain / to grumble 苦思 kǔ sī to think hard / bitter thoughts / to pour out one's sufferings syn 苦味 kǔ wèi bitter taste / bitterness syn 苦寒 kǔ hán bitter cold syn 吵吵 chǎo chǎo to make a racket / to quarrel 吵吵 chāo chao to make a racket / to quarrel 五味 wǔ wèi the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸 / all kinds of flavors 酸涩 酸澀 suān sè sour / acrid / (fig.) bitter / painful 怨毒 yuàn dú bitter resentment / rancor 惨笑 慘笑 cǎn xiào bitter smile 抓挠 抓撓 zhuā nao to scratch / to mess about with / to quarrel / to scramble to do / sb or sth that one can rely on syn 苦口 kǔ kǒu lit. bitter taste (cf good medicine tastes bitter 良藥苦口|良药苦口) / fig. earnestly (of warning, advice) syn 吵 chǎo to quarrel / to make a noise / noisy / to disturb by making a noise syn 苦 kǔ bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly syn 甘 gān (bound form) sweet / pleasant (contrasted with 苦[ku3]: bitter, unpleasant) / to be willing (to do sth) syn 大呼小叫 dà hū xiǎo jiào to shout and quarrel / to make a big fuss syn 痛哭流涕 tòng kū liú tì weeping bitter tears syn 碴 chá fault / glass fragment / quarrel 荼 tú thistle / common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) / bitter (taste) / cruel / flowering grass in profusion 苦活 kǔ huó bitter work / sweated labor syn 阋 鬩 xì to argue / to quarrel 吃哑巴亏 吃啞巴虧 chī yǎ ba kuī to be forced to suffer in silence / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering syn 枳壳 枳殼 zhǐ qiào bitter orange (Fructus aurantii) (used in TCM) 苦菜花 kǔ cài huā Bitter Herbs, 1958 novel by Feng Deying 馮德英|冯德英[Feng2 De2ying1], made into a film in 1965 衅 釁 xìn quarrel / dispute / a blood sacrifice (arch.) syn 醰 tán bitter taste in wine / rich / full flavored 舋 xìn variant of 釁|衅 / quarrel / dispute / a blood sacrifice (arch.) 酗酒滋事 xù jiǔ zī shì drunken fighting / to get drunk and quarrel 郑人争年 鄭人爭年 zhèng rén zhēng nián Men of Zheng fighting over their respective ages (idiom) / a futile quarrel 切骨之仇 qiè gǔ zhī chóu bitter hatred / hatred that cuts to the bone syn 嘴甜心苦 zuǐ tián xīn kǔ sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom) / insincere flattery 良药苦口 良藥苦口 liáng yào kǔ kǒu good medicine tastes bitter (idiom) / fig. frank criticism is hard to swallow 茹苦含辛 rú kǔ hán xīn bitter hardship / to bear one's cross syn 逆耳之言 nì ěr zhī yán speech that grates on the ear (idiom) / bitter truths / home truths (that one does not want to hear) 食荼卧棘 食荼臥棘 shí tú wò jí to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom) / to share the hard life of the common people 迿 xùn to be the first to begin a quarrel 不为左右袒 不為左右袒 bù wèi zuǒ yòu tǎn to remain neutral in a quarrel (idiom) 嘎啦 gá la to quarrel (Northeastern Mandarin) 干仗 幹仗 gàn zhàng to quarrel (dialect) 找碴儿 找碴兒 zhǎo chá r to pick a quarrel / to find fault / nitpicking syn 拌嘴斗舌 拌嘴鬥舌 bàn zuǐ dòu shé to quarrel 挑拨是非 挑撥是非 tiǎo bō shì fēi to incite a quarrel (idiom) / to sow discord between people / to tell tales / to make mischief 翻嘴 fān zuǐ to withdraw a remark / to quarrel 角口 jiǎo kǒu to quarrel 斗口齿 鬥口齒 dòu kǒu chǐ to quarrel / to bicker / glib repartee 罗圈架 羅圈架 luó quān jià a quarrel in which third parties get involved 争执不下 爭執不下 zhēng zhí bù xià to quarrel endlessly 驳嘴 駁嘴 bó zuǐ (dialect) to argue / to quarrel 受夹板气 受夾板氣 shòu jiā bǎn qì to be attacked by both sides in a quarrel / to be caught in the crossfire 打闹 打鬧 dǎ nào to quarrel / to squabble / to be rowdy / to play boisterously / to engage in horseplay syn 盎盂相击 盎盂相擊 àng yú - xiāng jī (idiom) to quarrel 盎盂相敲 àng yú xiāng qiāo (idiom) to quarrel 角口 jué kǒu (literary) to quarrel / also pr. [jiao3kou3] 冷话 冷話 lěng huà harsh words / sarcasm / bitter remarks 吐苦水 tǔ kǔ shuǐ to have bitter digestive fluids rising to the mouth / fig. to complain bitterly / to pour out one's sufferings 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出 啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出 yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom) / unable to speak of one's bitter suffering / sometimes written 啞子吃黃連，有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连，有苦说不出 拼到底 pīn dào dǐ to brave it out / to the bitter end 有苦说不出 有苦說不出 yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū having unspeakable bitter suffering / (often used after 啞巴吃黃連|哑巴吃黄连[ya3 ba5 chi1 huang2 lian2]) 气不过 氣不過 qì bu guò so angry it's unbearable / bitter about unbearable grievances 活罪 huó zuì bitter sufferings / great hardships 苦不唧 kǔ bu jī slightly bitter 苦甘 kǔ gān bitter sweet 苦竹 kǔ zhú bitter bamboo (Pleioblastus amarus) 