劳筋苦骨 — “To toil with great physical effort and suffer exhaustion”
劳筋苦骨 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to toil with great physical effort and suffer exhaustion”. To work extremely hard and endure physical pain. Literally, “toil muscles and bitter bones”.
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劳筋苦骨 Pronunciation and Pinyin
劳筋苦骨 Character Breakdown
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为了家人的生活，他常年在外劳筋苦骨，从不抱怨。
To provide for his family, he often worked extremely hard and endured physical pain year-round, never uttering a word of complaint.
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Open the tool →Questions about 劳筋苦骨
What does 劳筋苦骨 mean?
劳筋苦骨 (láo jīn kǔ gǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to toil with great physical effort and suffer exhaustion”.
How do you pronounce 劳筋苦骨?
劳筋苦骨 is pronounced láo jīn kǔ gǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 劳筋苦骨 literally mean?
Literally, 劳筋苦骨 means “toil muscles and bitter bones”. It is used to mean “to toil with great physical effort and suffer exhaustion”.
What is the Chinese definition of 劳筋苦骨?
指劳动繁重，使筋骨疲劳痛苦。