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 温柔 溫柔 wēn róu gentle and soft / tender / sweet (commonly used to describe a girl or woman) syn 遭遇 zāo yù to meet with / to encounter / (bitter) experience syn 甜蜜 tián mì sweet / happy syn 甜美 tián měi sweet / pleasant / happy syn 香味 xiāng wèi fragrance / bouquet / sweet smell / CL:股[gu3] syn 甜言蜜语 甜言蜜語 tián yán mì yǔ (idiom) sweet words / sweet talk / cajolery syn 甜头 甜頭 tián tou sweet taste (of power, success etc) / benefit syn 严酷 嚴酷 yán kù bitter / harsh / grim / ruthless / severe / cut-throat (competition) syn 甜食 tián shí dessert / sweet 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 山芋 shān yù sweet potato syn 苦涩 苦澀 kǔ sè bitter and astringent / pained / agonized syn 惨烈 慘烈 cǎn liè bitter / desperate syn 香甜 xiāng tián fragrant and sweet / sound (sleep) syn 悦耳 悅耳 yuè ěr sweet-sounding / beautiful (of sound) syn 甜酒 tián jiǔ sweet liquor 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 严寒 嚴寒 yán hán bitter cold / severe winter syn 甘甜 gān tián sweet syn 苦瓜 kǔ guā bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cucumber) 年糕 nián gāo nian gao, New Year cake, typically a sweet, steamed cake made with glutinous rice flour 清香 qīng xiāng sweet scent / fragrant odor 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 甘薯 gān shǔ sweet potato / Ipomoea batatas syn 和顺 和順 hé shùn sweet-tempered / acquiescent syn 酸甜苦辣 suān tián kǔ là sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot / fig. the joys and sorrows of life syn 红薯 紅薯 hóng shǔ sweet potato syn 鏖战 鏖戰 áo zhàn bitter fighting / a violent battle syn 地瓜 dì guā sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) / yam bean (Pachyrhizus erosus) / (TCM) digua fig (Ficus tikoua Bur.) 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 麦芽糖 麥芽糖 mài yá táng maltose (sweet syrup) syn 罗勒 羅勒 luó lè sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum) 娇媚 嬌媚 jiāo mèi flirtatious / coquettish / sweet and charming / beautiful young woman (old) syn 五香 wǔ xiāng five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty) 糖水 táng shuǐ syrup / sweetened water / tong sui (sweet soup) 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 娇滴滴 嬌滴滴 jiāo dī dī sweet / cute / delicately pretty syn 苦思 kǔ sī to think hard / bitter thoughts / to pour out one's sufferings syn 苦味 kǔ wèi bitter taste / bitterness syn 温婉 溫婉 wēn wǎn sweet-tempered / gentle syn 番薯 fān shǔ (dialect) sweet potato / yam syn 甜橙 tián chéng sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) 大福 dà fú a great blessing / daifuku, a traditional Japanese sweet consisting of a soft, chewy outer layer made of glutinous rice (mochi) and a sweet filling, commonly red bean paste (orthographic borrowing from Japanese 大福 "daifuku") 苦寒 kǔ hán bitter cold syn 酒酿 酒釀 jiǔ niàng sweet fermented rice / glutinous rice wine syn 甘之如饴 甘之如飴 gān zhī rú yí lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs) / to endure hardship gladly / a glutton for punishment syn 嫣然 yān rán beautiful / sweet / engaging 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 酸甜 suān tián sour and sweet 蜜语 蜜語 mì yǔ sweet words / sweet talk 酸涩 酸澀 suān sè sour / acrid / (fig.) bitter / painful 糖醋 táng cù sweet and sour 怨毒 yuàn dú bitter resentment / rancor 喜糖 xǐ táng sweet given on a happy occasion (esp. wedding) 比翼双飞 比翼雙飛 bǐ yì shuāng fēi lit. a pair of birds flying close together (idiom) / fig. two hearts beating as one / name of a sweet and sour chicken wing dish syn 凄婉 淒婉 qī wǎn melancholy / moving and sad / sweet and piteous syn 菖蒲 chāng pú Acorus calamus / sweet sedge or sweet flag 蕃薯 fán shǔ sweet potato 甜酸 tián suān sweet and sour 甜言 tián yán sweet words / fine talk 惨笑 慘笑 cǎn xiào bitter smile 白薯 bái shǔ sweet potato syn 嘴甜 zuǐ tián sweet-talking / ingratiating 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 甜 tián sweet syn 帅 帥 shuài (bound form) commander-in-chief / (bound form) to lead / to command / handsome / graceful / dashing / elegant / (coll.) cool! / sweet! / (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) syn 香 xiāng fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL:根[gen1] 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 酪 lào (bound form) semi-solid food made from milk (junket, cheese etc) / (bound form) fruit jelly / sweet paste made with crushed nuts / Taiwan pr. [luo4] syn 薰 xūn sweet-smelling grass / Coumarouna odorata / tonka beans / coumarin syn 悄悄话 悄悄話 qiāo qiao huà whisperings / private words / confidences / sweet nothings 阿谀奉承 阿諛奉承 ē yú fèng chéng flattering and fawning (idiom) / sweet-talking syn 卿卿我我 qīng qīng wǒ wǒ to bill and coo (idiom) / to whisper sweet nothings to one another / to be very much in love syn 甜蜜蜜 tián mì mì very sweet 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 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) 红苕 紅苕 hóng sháo (dialect) sweet potato or yam 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 糖醋鱼 糖醋魚 táng cù yú sweet and sour fish 甘味 gān wèi sweetness / sweet taste 嫣 yān (literary) lovely / sweet syn 醴 lǐ sweet wine syn 柿子椒 shì zi jiāo bell pepper, aka sweet pepper syn 齁 hōu to snore / thirsty from excessively salty or sweet food / (dialect) very / extremely 醰 tán bitter taste in wine / rich / full flavored 