苦心孤诣 — Chinese idiom
苦心孤诣
kǔ xīn gū yì
Traditional: 苦心孤詣
Meaning
- to make painstaking efforts ; after much trouble
- to work hard at sth
Character by character
- 苦kǔbitter; hardship, suffering
- 心xīnheart; mind; soul
- 孤gūorphaned; alone, lonely, solidary
- 诣yìto reach; achievement, accomplishment
Idioms sharing a character
- 不胜其苦 bù shèng qí kǔ
- 倒悬之苦 dào xuán zhī kǔ
- 备尝辛苦 bèi cháng xīn kǔ
- 刻苦耐劳 kè kǔ nài láo
- 千辛万苦 qiān xīn wàn kǔ
- 叫苦不迭 jiào kǔ bu dié
- 叫苦连天 jiào kǔ lián tiān
- 吃苦耐劳 chī kǔ nài láo
- 同甘共苦 tóng gān gòng kǔ
- 含辛茹苦 hán xīn rú kǔ
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