甘之如飴 gān zhī rú yí

lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly
  2. 2. a glutton for punishment

Characters

Character Meaning
甘 gān HSK 6
sweet; willing
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
如 rú HSK 3
as; such as; as if
飴 yí
maltose syrup