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Jyutping fu2 co2
Pinyin kǔ chǔ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. suffering
  2. misery
  3. pain (esp. psychological)
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    身心​嘅​折磨
    pain; suffering
    • 小小苦楚等於激勵。
      小小苦楚等于激励。
      siu2 siu2 fu2 co2 dang2 jyu1 gik1 lai6.
      Pain only makes you stronger.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    suffering; pain; misery; sorrow
    (syn.) 隐痛, 苦水, 痛楚, 隱痛, 苦處, 苦处, 苦难, 苦難, 痛苦
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    小小苦楚等于激励
    小小苦楚等於激勵
    siu2 siu2 fu2 co2 dang2 jyu1 gik1 lai6
    • Pain only makes you stronger.
  2. Cantonese
    小小苦楚等于激励。
    小小苦楚等於激勵。
    siu2 siu2 fu2 co2 dang2 jyu1 gik1 lai6.
    • Pain only makes you stronger.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    苦楚
    苦楚
    kǔ chǔ
    • suffering; misery
  2. Mandarin
    又对女人说:我必多多加增你怀胎的苦楚;你生产儿女必多受苦楚。你必恋慕你丈夫;你丈夫必管辖你。
    又對女人説:我必多多加增你懷胎的苦楚;你生產兒女必多受苦楚。你必戀慕你丈夫;你丈夫必管轄你。
    yòu duì nǚ rén shuō : wǒ bì duō duō jiā zēng nǐ huái tāi de kǔ chǔ ; nǐ shēng chǎn ér nǚ bì duō shòu kǔ chǔ . nǐ bì liàn mù nǐ zhàng fu ; nǐ zhàng fu bì guǎn xiá nǐ .
    • Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he [thy husband] shall rule over thee.