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sanˉ¹fuˊ²
Pinyin
xin1 ku3
Translations
noun
difficult; laborious
louˎ₄likˍ₆sanˉ¹fuˊ²
(劳力辛苦)
Pinyin
lao2 li4 xin1 ku3
Translations
noun
hard working
batˉ¹ciˎ₄sanˉ¹fuˊ²
(不辞辛苦)
Pinyin
bu4 ci2 xin1 ku3
Translations
noun
make nothing of hardships
sanˉ¹fuˊ²saai˗₃
Pinyin
xin1 ku3 shai4
Translations
noun
sorry to cause you so much trouble
loˊ²leiˎ₄sanˉ¹fuˊ²
Pinyin
luo1 li2 xin1 ku3
Translations
noun
asking for trouble; creating unnecessary work for oneself
wanˊ²leiˎ₄sanˉ¹fuˊ²
(揾嚟辛苦)
Pinyin
wen3 li2 xin1 ku3
Translations
noun
asking for trouble; creating unnecessary work for oneself
sanˉ¹fuˊ²wanˊ²leiˎ₄ziˍ₆zoiˍ₆sikˍ₆
(辛苦揾嚟自在食)
Pinyin
xin1 ku3 wen4 li2 zi4 zai5 shi2
Translations
noun
to work very hard for food
noun
working hard for survival (slang)
sanˉ¹fuˊ²wanˊ²leiˎ₄zi˗₃zoiˍ₆sikˍ₆
(辛苦揾嚟志在食)
Pinyin
xin1ku3 wen3 li4 zhi4 zai4 shi2
Translations
noun
one works hard so that one can eat better [colloquial]