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Open the tool →甜酸苦辣 (tián suān kǔ là) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the joys, sorrows, hardships, and challenges of life”.
甜酸苦辣 is pronounced tián suān kǔ là in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 甜酸苦辣 means “Sweet, sour, bitter, and spicy”. It is used to mean “the joys, sorrows, hardships, and challenges of life”.
指种种不同的味道。常用以比喻生活上的种种遭遇和复杂感受。