食荼臥棘

sik6 tou4 ngo6 gik1

to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people

Written Forms

食荼臥棘Traditional · Main Form
食荼卧棘Alternate Form

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