苦頭

Chinese

bitter; intensely; miserable
bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
 
head; (noun suffix)
trad. (苦頭)
simp. (苦头)

Pronunciation


Note:
  • khó͘-thiô - literary;
  • khó͘-thâu - vernacular.
  • Xiang
    • (Changsha)
      • Wiktionary: ku3 tou
      • Sinological IPA (key): /kʰu⁴¹ tʰəu̯³/

Noun

苦頭

  1. (colloquial) slight bitter taste
  2. (informal) suffering; setback; misery

Derived terms

See also