Chinese word dictionary

甘之如饴

gān zhī rú yí · lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly; a glutton for punishment

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Word information

Simplified甘之如饴

Traditional甘之如飴

Pinyingān zhī rú yí

Part of speechDictionary

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

甘gān

sweet, tasty; willing

之zhī

marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to

如rú

as, as if, like, such as, supposing

饴yí

syrup; sweet-meat, sweet-cake

How to learn 甘之如饴

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for example; for instance; such as

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