喝苦药

Traditional (Taiwan): 喝苦藥

hēkǔyào ㄏㄜ ㄎㄨˇ ㄧㄠˋ

    • to endure suffering or hardship

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Saying俗语俗語

Idiom惯用语 · Rarely used now

Literally
drink bitter medicine
Meaning
A variant of 喝苦水: to endure suffering or hardship.

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