酸甜苦辣 Chinese English dictionary 酸甜苦辣 translate 酸甜苦辣 pinyin

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酸甜苦辣

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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified HSK
酸甜苦辣 suāntiánkǔlà	酸甜苦辣 \| 酸甜苦辣* \| *酸甜苦辣	(lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom) / (fig.) all kinds of flavors; the joys and sorrows of life	HSK 5

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
酸	酸 \| 酸* \| *酸	14画酉 + 7	suān	tart, sour; acid; stiff; spoiled	syun1	1364.7 MWICE


甜	甜 \| 甜* \| *甜	11画甘 + 6	tián	sweet, sweetness	tim4	2467.0 HRTM


苦	苦 \| 苦* \| *苦	8画艸艹 + 5	kǔ, gǔ	bitter; hardship, suffering	fu2	4460.4 TJR


辣	辣 \| 辣* \| *辣	14画辛 + 7	là	peppery, pungent, hot; cruel	laat6	0549.6 YJDL

Word decomposition:

Traditional		English Definition
酸甜苦辣 suāntiánkǔlà	酸甜苦辣 \| 酸甜苦辣* \| *酸甜苦辣	(lit.) sour, sweet, bitter and spicy (idiom) / (fig.) all kinds of flavors; the joys and sorrows of life


酸 suān	酸 \| 酸* \| *酸	sour / tart / sick at heart / grieved / sore / aching / pedantic / impractical / to make sarcastic remarks about sb / an acid


酸甜 suāntián	酸甜 \| 酸甜* \| *酸甜	sour and sweet


甜　tián	甜 \| 甜* \| *甜	sweet / (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely


苦　　kǔ	苦 \| 苦* \| *苦	bitter / hardship / pain / to suffer / to bring suffering to / painstakingly


辣　　　là	辣 \| 辣* \| *辣	hot (spicy) / pungent / (of chili pepper, raw onions etc) to sting / to burn