苦 (fu2) — suffer from; cause sb to suffer in Cantonese
fuˊ²苦
Mandarin Pinyin: ku3
Meaning of 苦
nounsuffer from; cause sb to suffer
nounbitter; painful; hard
nounpainstakingly; doing one's utmost
nounpain; hardship; suffering
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Example Sentences with 苦
我係非常贊同辛苦搵嚟自在食嘅講法,何必委屈自己
I agree with the saying that one should work hard and play hard. Why treat yourself so badly?
siuˊ²小siuˊ²小fuˊ²苦coˊ²楚dangˊ²等jyuˉ¹於gikˉ¹激laiˍ₆勵。
Tiny misery will only be a motivation.
paauˊ²刨dungˉ¹冬gwaaˉ¹瓜houˊ²好sanˉ¹辛fu2.苦。
Peeling winter melon is tiring.
zouˍ₆做gaau˗₃交yikˍ₆易zeˊ²者houˊ²好sanˉ¹辛fuˊ²苦
Being a trader is very hard.
diˉ¹啲manˎ₄民gungˉ¹工houˊ²好sanˉ¹辛fu2.苦。
The migrant workers are very hardworking/suffering.
Words Containing 苦
喊苦喊忽haam3 fu2 haam3 fat1
cry baby
訴苦sou3 fu2
vent one's grievances; air one's sufferings; complain of injustice
苦艾酒fu2 ngaai6 zau2
absinthe
吃苦hek3 fu2
to bear hardships (lit., "eat bitterness")
苦楚fu2 co2
suffering, misery, distress
皮肉之苦pei4 juk6 zi1 fu2
physical torment; bodily pain
貧苦pan4 fu2
poor
悲苦bei1 fu2
grief; sorrow
勞力辛苦lou4 lik6 san1 fu2
hard working
苦瓜乾噉口面fu2 gwaa1 gon1 gam2 hau2 min6
to look miserable
苦力fu2 lik6
coolie, manual labourers [粵]: 咕喱 , 咕哩
人生苦短jan4 sang1 fu2 dyun2
life is short and full of suffering
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