| 苦头 | kǔ tou | sufferings | ![]() |
| 痛痒 | tòng yǎng | pain and itch / sufferings / importance / consequence | ![]() |
| 病苦 | bìng kǔ | pains (of illness) / sufferings (esp. in Buddhism) | ![]() |
| 苦思 | kǔ sī | to think hard / bitter thoughts / to pour out one's sufferings | ![]() |
| 吐苦水 | tǔ kǔ shuǐ | to have bitter digestive fluids rising to the mouth / fig. to complain bitterly / to pour out one's sufferings | ![]() |
| 活罪 | huó zuì | bitter sufferings / great hardships | ![]() |
| 礼教吃人 | lǐ jiào chī rén | sufferings brought about by Confucian ethics | ![]() |
