皮肉之苦 pí ròu zhī kǔ

DEFINITIONS

  1. physical pain
  2. lit. skin and flesh suffer

CHARACTERS

皮 pí
HSK 3
skin, hide, fur, feather; outer
肉 ròu
HSK 2
flesh; meat; KangXi radical 130
之 zhī
HSK 4
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
苦 kǔ
HSK 4
bitter; hardship, suffering