lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly; a glutton for punishment
trad. 甘之如飴
Also written 甘之如飴【gān zhī rú yí】
Characters in this word
4甘
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surname Gan, short name for Gansu 甘肅|甘肃[Gan1 su4]
- Pinyin
- Gān
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 11702 of 2500
之
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(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]), him, her, it
- Pinyin
- zhī
- Strokes
- 3
- Frequency
- 475 of 2500
如
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as, as if, such as
- Pinyin
- rú
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 1252 of 2500
饴
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maltose syrup
- Pinyin
- yí
- Traditional
- 飴
- Strokes
- 8