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 遭遇 zāo yù to meet with / to encounter / (bitter) experience syn 恩怨 ēn yuàn gratitude and grudges / resentment / grudges / grievances syn 怨恨 yuàn hèn to resent / to harbor a grudge against / to loathe / resentment / rancor syn 严酷 嚴酷 yán kù bitter / harsh / grim / ruthless / severe / cut-throat (competition) syn 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 惨烈 慘烈 cǎn liè bitter / desperate syn 怨气 怨氣 yuàn qì grievance / resentment / complaint 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 愤慨 憤慨 fèn kǎi to resent / resentment syn 严寒 嚴寒 yán hán bitter cold / severe winter syn 憋气 憋氣 biē qì to hold one's breath / to feel suffocated (for lack of air) / choked with bottled-up resentment syn 苦瓜 kǔ guā bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber) 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 哀怨 āi yuàn grief / resentment / aggrieved / plaintive 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 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) 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 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 恶气 惡氣 è qì evil smell / resentment / unpleasant manner 拍案 pāi àn lit. to slap the table (in amazement, praise, anger, resentment etc) / fig. astonishing!, wonderful!, dreadful! etc 怨愤 怨憤 yuàn fèn resentment and indignation 怨怼 怨懟 yuàn duì resentment / grudge 惨笑 慘笑 cǎn xiào bitter smile 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 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 嫌 xián to dislike / suspicion / resentment / enmity / abbr. for 嫌犯[xian2 fan4], criminal suspect syn 怨 yuàn to blame / (bound form) resentment / hatred / grudge syn 愤 憤 fèn indignant / anger / resentment syn 痛哭流涕 tòng kū liú tì weeping bitter tears syn 荼 tú thistle / common sowthistle (Sonchus oleraceus) / bitter (taste) / cruel / flowering grass in profusion 苦活 kǔ huó bitter work / sweated labor syn 挟 挾 xié (bound form) to clasp under the arm / (bound form) to coerce / (bound form) to harbor (resentment etc) / Taiwan pr. [xia2] syn 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 怨尤 yuàn yóu resentment syn 敢怒而不敢言 gǎn nù ér bù gǎn yán angry, but not daring to speak out (idiom) / obliged to remain silent about one's resentment / unable to voice objections syn 恨事 hèn shì a matter for regret or resentment syn 苦大仇深 kǔ dà chóu shēn great bitterness, deep hatred (idiom) / deeply ingrained long-standing resentment syn 醰 tán bitter taste in wine / rich / full flavored 镌心铭骨 鐫心銘骨 juān xīn míng gǔ etched in one's bones and heart (idiom) / ever-present memory (esp. resentment) 镌骨铭心 鐫骨銘心 juān gǔ míng xīn etched in one's bones and heart (idiom) / ever-present memory (esp. resentment) 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 三仇 sān chóu animosity or resentment towards three groups (the bureaucrats, the wealthy, and the police) due to perceived abuse of power 冤气 冤氣 yuān qì resentment over unfair treatment 夙嫌 sù xián old grudge / long-standing resentment syn 怨忿 yuàn fèn resentment 苦大仇深 kǔ dà - chóu shēn (idiom) great bitterness and deep hatred / deeply ingrained long-standing resentment syn 怨念 yuàn niàn grudge / pent-up resentment / consuming bitterness 仇隙 chóu xì feud / bitter quarrel 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) 冯德英 馮德英 féng dé yīng Feng Deying (1935-2022), author of the 1958 novel Bitter Herbs 苦菜花[Ku3cai4hua1] 咸涩 鹹澀 xián sè salty and bitter / acerbic 黄水茄 huáng shuǐ qié bitter tomato 斑鸠菊 斑鳩菊 bān jiū jú bitter leaf 色字头上一把刀 色字頭上一把刀 sè zì tóu shàng yī bǎ dāo lit. there is a knife above the character for lust / fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences 悲酸 bēi suān bitter and sad 自食恶果 自食惡果 zì shí è guǒ lit. to eat one's own bitter fruit (idiom) / fig. to suffer the consequences of one's own actions / to stew in one's own juice 血淋淋 xiě lín lín bloody / blood-soaked / gory / grisly / cruel / brutal / harsh / grim / bitter syn 酸甜苦辣 suān - tián - kǔ - là lit. sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom) / fig. all kinds of flavors / the joys and sorrows of life syn 