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食荼卧棘
食荼臥棘
shítúwòjí
1. to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people

Character Breakdown

食
shí
food; to eat
HSK 5 9 丶
荼
tú
a bitter vegetable
10 丶
卧
wò
to crouch; to lie down
HSK 5 8 丶
棘
jí
jujube tree; thorns, brambles
12 丶

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