忆苦思甜 in English yi4 ku3 si1 tian2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

忆 苦 思 甜

Traditional Characters

憶 苦 思 甜

Pinyin

yi4 ku3 si1 tian2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

忆yi4to recollect 苦ku3bitter 思si1to think 甜tian2sweet