先苦後甘

先苦後甘

See also: 先苦后甘

Chinese

		early; prior; former early; prior; former; in advance; first	bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later	sweet; willingly; Gansu province (abbrev.)
trad. (先苦後甘)		先	苦	後	甘
simp. (先苦后甘)		先	苦	后	甘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiānkǔhòugān

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄢ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xiānkǔhòugān
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄎㄨˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄍㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiankuuhowgan
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siankǔhòugan
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɛn⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xoʊ̯⁵¹ kän⁵⁵/

Idiom

先苦後甘

1. to suffer short-term pain for long-term gain

Antonyms

先甘後苦／先甘后苦 (xiāngānhòukǔ)