甘之如饴
甘之如饴
gān zhī rú yí
lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly; a glutton for punishment
Traditional: 甘之如飴
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- lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly
- a glutton for punishment
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Related Words
沙琪玛(shā qí mǎ)— sachima, sweet (Manchu) pastry made of fried strips of dough coated with syrup, pressed together, then cut into blocks
→糖水(táng shuǐ)— syrup
→麦芽糖(mài yá táng)— maltose (sweet syrup)
→五经(Wǔ jīng)— the Five Classics of Confucianism, namely: the Book of Songs 詩經|诗经[Shi1 jing1], the Book of History 書經|书经[Shu1 jing1], the Classic of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4], the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1], and the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋[Chun1 qiu1]
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