胆汁滴在眉毛上，眼前苦膽汁滴在眉毛上，眼前苦膽汁滴在眉毛上，眼前苦

bile dripped on the eyebrow: bitter right before the eyes

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Says that a hardship or discomfort is only temporary and will pass.
Wordplay: 苦 (kǔ) means bitter in taste and hard to bear; 眼前 (yǎnqián) means both in front of the eyes and at present.

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Simplified: 胆汁滴在眉毛上，眼前苦
Traditional (Taiwan): 膽汁滴在眉毛上，眼前苦
Pinyin: dǎnzhī dī zài méimao shàng, yǎnqián kǔ
Bopomofo: ㄉㄢˇ ㄓㄉㄧㄗㄞˋ ㄇㄟˊ ˙ㄇㄠㄕㄤˋ，ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄎㄨˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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