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甘之如饴

gānzhīrúyí

Traditional: 甘之如飴

lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly / a glutton for punishment

Character Breakdown

甘
gān
sweet, tasty; willing
HSK 6
之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4
如
rú
as, as if, like, such as, supposing
HSK 3
饴
yí
syrup; sweet-meat, sweet-cake

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Chinese
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