- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 土(earth; soil; ground; land)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A mouth spewing out like earth being pushed up is the action of spitting out.
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吐苦水
吐苦水
to have bitter digestive fluids rising to the mouth
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to have bitter digestive fluids rising to the mouth
- 。
He's always complaining to me about his troubles.
- 貳动verb
fig. to complain bitterly
- 。
He always likes to complain and gripe.
- 參动verb
to pour out one's sufferings
- 。
He likes to complain and vent to his friends.
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 古(ancient; old)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An ancient grass variety carries a bitter, acrid, and harsh taste.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
吐苦水
Traditional吐
to have bitter digestive fluids rising to the mouth
3 meanings
MEANING3 meanings
MEANING
- 壹动verb
to have bitter digestive fluids rising to the mouth
- 。
He's always complaining to me about his troubles.
- 貳动verb
fig. to complain bitterly
- 。
He always likes to complain and gripe.
- 參动verb
to pour out one's sufferings
- 。
He likes to complain and vent to his friends.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; opening)RADICAL
- 土(earth; soil; ground; land)PHONO-SEMANTIC
A mouth spewing out like earth being pushed up is the action of spitting out.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 艹(grass; plant)RADICAL
- 古(ancient; old)PHONO-SEMANTIC
An ancient grass variety carries a bitter, acrid, and harsh taste.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 水(water (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
Water mimics the flow of running water with ripples on both sides.
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