By Ling-Ling Lisa Shih
From Ling-LingChinese.com
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“suān tián kǔ là”
酸 甜 苦 辣
Now are you able to describe the tastes of the following items?

Now you have learned how to describe these tastes. Let’s learn a common phrase made of these four tastes: “suān tián kǔ là” (酸甜苦辣).
“Suān tián kǔ là” (酸甜苦辣)is a four-letter Chinese idiom, consisting of four Chinese characters: sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot; it is used to refer to “the joys and sorrows of life.”
酸甜苦辣是一个汉语成语,拼音是suān tián kǔ là,意思是指各种味道。比喻幸福、痛苦等各种境遇。
人生就是一个调味瓶。 Life is like a bottle of seasonings. 酸代表人生中的辛酸与努力; "Sour" represents hardships in life 甜代表你的幸福感觉; "Sweet" represents your sense of happiness 苦代表着你遇到的痛苦与磨难; "Bitter" represents sorrows and difficulties you experience in life 辣代表着你遇到的意外和令你激动的过往; "Spicy" represents the surprises and excitements in life. 咸代表着你时时品味的人生滋味。 "Salty" represents how you usually feel 好好品味你的人生吧,每一种滋味都是你的历练! Savor your life. Every flavor enriches your life. https://zhidao.baidu.com/question/182273925.html
ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | English Definition | ||
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ID | Chinese | Trad. | Pinyin | English Definition | ||
1 | 酸甜苦辣 | suān tián kǔ là | sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot; fig. the joys and sorrows of life | |||
2 | 酸 | suān | sour; sore; aching | |||
3 | 甜 | tián | sweet | |||
4 | 苦 | kǔ | bitter; hardship; pain; to suffer | |||
5 | 辣 | là | hot (spicy); pungent |
Worksheet:
Translation: The life between spouse should be like a pair of chopsticks: They can’t be away from each other and they taste everything together.