4 characters Idiom and proverb 6 847

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This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「吃苦耐勞」. Its meaning and application are provided below.

Endurance: able to withstand. Able to live a hard life and withstand hard work.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

chī kǔ nài láo

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

hek3 fu2 noi6 lou4

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