苦中作乐 — Chinese idiom
苦中作乐
kǔ zhōng zuò lè
Traditional: 苦中作樂
Meaning
- to find joy in sorrows ; to enjoy sth in spite of one's suffering
Character by character
- 苦kǔbitter; hardship, suffering
- 中zhōngcentral; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target),
- 作zuòto make; to write, to compose; to act, to perform
- 乐lècheerful, happy, laughing; music
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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