痛苦

See also: 苦痛

Chinese
ache; pain; sorrow
 
bitter; intensely; miserable
bitter; intensely; miserable; painful
trad. (痛苦) 痛 苦
simp. #(痛苦) 痛 苦
anagram 苦痛

Pronunciation

Adjective

痛苦

  1. painful (in the body or mind); sore; aching; excruciating
    減少痛苦／减少痛苦  ―  jiǎnshǎo tòngkǔ  ―  to reduce suffering
    發出痛苦的呻吟／发出痛苦的呻吟  ―  fāchū tòngkǔ de shēnyín  ―  to moan in pain
    這一群不食人間煙火的人，根本不知道別人的實際痛苦！ [MSC, trad.]
    这一群不食人间烟火的人，根本不知道别人的实际痛苦！ [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè yī qún bùshírénjiānyānhuǒ de rén, gēnběn bù zhīdào biérén de shíjì tòngkǔ! [Pinyin]
    These people who are out of touch with reality just don't understand the real suffering of others!
    最痛苦的，莫過於你所愛的那個人並不知道你愛他，而你也沒有勇氣讓他知道。 [MSC, trad.]
    最痛苦的，莫过于你所爱的那个人并不知道你爱他，而你也没有勇气让他知道。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zuì tòngkǔ de, mòguòyú nǐ suǒ ài de nàge rén bìngbù zhīdào nǐ ài tā, ér nǐ yě méiyǒu yǒngqì ràng tā zhīdào. [Pinyin]
    Nothing is more painful than loving someone who doesn’t know, and you don’t have the courage to tell them.
    埋怨對於我們毫無益處，埋怨越多越痛苦，埋怨越少越快樂。 [MSC, trad.]
    埋怨对于我们毫无益处，埋怨越多越痛苦，埋怨越少越快乐。 [MSC, simp.]
    Máiyuàn duìyú wǒmen háowú yìchù, máiyuàn yuè duō yuè tòngkǔ, máiyuàn yuè shǎo yuè kuàiyuè. [Pinyin]
    Complaining is of no benefit to us. The more we complain, the more painful it gets — the less we complain, the happier we feel.
  2. (figurative, of a lesson, etc.) profound; bitter

Synonyms

Noun

痛苦

  1. pain; suffering; agony

Synonyms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (痛苦):
  • → Japanese: 痛(つう)苦(く) (tsūku)
  • → Korean: 통고(痛苦) (tonggo)
  • → Vietnamese: thống khổ (痛苦)
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