Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「咽苦吐甘」, detailed below.
The idiom being introduced now is 「咽苦吐甘」. Below, you’ll find its meaning and usage examples.
It refers to the mother eating coarse food herself and feeding her baby with sweet food. Describes the depth of motherly love.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
yān kǔ tǔ gān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
yin1 fu2 tou3 gam1
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