皮肉之苦 pí ròu zhī kǔ

physical pain; lit. skin and flesh suffer

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
皮 pí HSK 3
skin; leather; naughty
肉 ròu HSK 2
meat; flesh; pulp (of a fruit)
之 zhī HSK 4
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的de); it
苦 kǔ HSK 4
bitter; to suffer; hardship