含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ

DEFINITIONS

  1. to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship
  2. to bear one's cross

CHARACTERS

含 hán
HSK 5
hold in mouth; cherish; contain
辛 xīn
HSK 4
bitter; toilsome, laborious; 8th heavenly stem
茹 rú roots; vegetables; eat; bear
苦 kǔ
HSK 4
bitter; hardship, suffering