黄连树下一棵小草,苦苗儿黃連樹下一棵小草,苦苗兒黃連樹下一棵小草,苦苗兒

a little blade of grass under a goldthread tree: a bitter sprout

Saying俗语俗語

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

Meaning: Said of a child born into poverty or suffering misfortune. Sympathetic.
Wordplay: 苦 (kǔ) means both bitter in taste and poor, wretched.

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Simplified: 黄连树下一棵小草,苦苗儿
Traditional (Taiwan): 黃連樹下一棵小草,苦苗兒
Pinyin: huángliánshù xià yì kē xiǎocǎo,kǔ miáo ér
Bopomofo: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄧˋ ㄎㄜㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄘㄠˇ,ㄎㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄠˊ ㄦˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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