忆苦思甜

Traditional: 憶苦思甜

yì kǔ sī tián

Dictionary entry

to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)

What does 忆苦思甜 mean?

忆苦思甜 (yì kǔ sī tián) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)

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忆yìto recollect · to remember 苦kǔbitter · hardship 思sīto think · to consider 甜tiánsweet · (fig.) pleasant; endearing; lovely

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忆苦思甜

yì kǔ sī tián

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