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苦瓜脸
kǔ guā liǎn
Pinyin
Definition
苦瓜脸
-
kǔ guā liǎn
sour expression on one's face
Character Decomposition
苦
艹
十
口
瓜
瓜
脸
月
人
一
⺍
一
Related Words
(20)
痛苦
tòng kǔ
1
pain
2
suffering
3
painful
4
CL:個|个[gè]
苦
kǔ
1
bitter
2
hardship
3
pain
4
to suffer
5
to bring suffering to
6
painstakingly
辛苦
xīn kǔ
1
exhausting
2
hard
3
tough
4
arduous
5
to work hard
6
to go to a lot of trouble
7
hardship(s)
何苦
hé kǔ
1
why bother?
2
is it worth the trouble?
傻瓜
shǎ guā
1
idiot
2
fool
冬瓜
dōng guā
1
wax gourd (Cucurbitaceae, Benincasa hispida)
2
white gourd
3
white hairy melon
4
Chinese squash
刻苦
kè kǔ
1
hardworking
2
assiduous
劳苦
láo kǔ
1
to toil
2
hard work
千辛万苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
1
to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
2
with difficulty
3
after some effort
南瓜
nán guā
1
pumpkin
受苦
shòu kǔ
1
to suffer hardship
吃苦
chī kǔ
1
to bear hardships
命苦
mìng kǔ
1
to be born under an ill star
地瓜
dì guā
1
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
2
yam (family Dioscoreaceae)
木瓜
mù guā
1
papaya (Carica papaya)
2
genus Chaenomeles of shrubs in the family Rosaceae
3
Chinese flowering quince (Chaenomeles speciosa)
瓜
guā
1
melon
2
gourd
3
squash
瓜子
guā zǐ
1
melon seed
2
seeds of pumpkin, watermelon or sunflower etc, roasted and flavored, consumed as a snack
丝瓜
sī guā
1
luffa (loofah)
艰苦
jiān kǔ
1
difficult
2
hard
3
arduous
苦力
kǔ lì
1
bitter work
2
hard toil
3
(loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial times
Idioms
(20)
不胜其苦
bù shèng qí kǔ
1
unable to bear the pain (idiom)
倒悬之苦
dào xuán zhī kǔ
1
lit. the pain of being hanged upside down (idiom); fig. extremely critical situation
2
dire straits
备尝辛苦
bèi cháng xīn kǔ
1
to have suffered all kinds of hardships (idiom)
冥思苦想
míng sī kǔ xiǎng
1
to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard
2
to rack one's brains
冥思苦索
míng sī kǔ suǒ
1
to mull over (idiom)
2
to think long and hard
刻苦耐劳
kè kǔ nài láo
1
to bear hardships and work hard (idiom); assiduous and long-suffering
2
hard-working and capable of overcoming adversity
千辛万苦
qiān xīn wàn kǔ
1
to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations
2
with difficulty
3
after some effort
叫苦不迭
jiào kǔ bu dié
1
to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly
2
incessant grievances
叫苦连天
jiào kǔ lián tiān
1
to whine on for days (idiom)
2
to endlessly grumble complaints
3
incessant whining
吃苦耐劳
chī kǔ nài láo
1
hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
同甘共苦
tóng gān gòng kǔ
1
shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows
2
for better or for worse
含辛茹苦
hán xīn rú kǔ
1
to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
2
to bear one's cross
哑巴吃黄连,有苦说不出
yǎ ba chī huáng lián , yǒu kǔ shuō bu chū
1
to be forced to suffer in silence (idiom)
2
unable to speak of one's bitter suffering
3
sometimes written 啞子吃黃連,有苦說不出|哑子吃黄连,有苦说不出
嘴甜心苦
zuǐ tián xīn kǔ
1
sweet mouth, bitter heart (idiom); insincere flattery
埋头苦干
mái tóu kǔ gàn
1
to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work
2
to make an all-out effort
3
up to the neck in work
坚苦卓绝
jiān kǔ zhuó jué
1
persisting despite trials and tribulations (idiom); conspicuous determination
孤苦伶仃
gū kǔ líng dīng
1
solitary and impoverished (idiom)
小洞不堵,大洞受苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng shòu kǔ
1
A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); A stitch in time saves nine.
小洞不堵,大洞吃苦
xiǎo dòng bù dǔ , dà dòng chī kǔ
1
a small hole not plugged will give you grief when it gets bigger (idiom)
2
a stitch in time saves nine
小洞不补大洞吃苦
xiǎo dòng bù bǔ dà dòng chī kǔ
1
A small hole not plugged will make you suffer a big hole (idiom); a stitch in time saves nine
Sample Sentences
小孩最怕看牙医了,你看,一个个都是苦瓜脸。
xiǎohái zuì pà kàn yáyī le ,nǐ kàn ,yī gègè dōu shì kǔguāliǎn 。
Kids are afraid of seeing the dentist more than anything. Look, they all have such sour expression on their faces.
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