nán áo
hard to bear
unendurable (pain, suffering)
jiān áo
to suffer
to torture
to torment
ordeal
suffering
torture
torment
áo yè
to stay up late or all night
áo
to cook on a slow fire
to extract by heating
to decoct
to endure
kǔ áo
to endure (years of suffering)
áo yào
to decoct medicinal herbs
āo fū
puffed grain
popped wheat
popcorn
xí fù áo chéng pó
lit. even a submissive daughter-in-law will one day become a domineering mother-in-law (idiom)
fig. the oppressed will become the oppressor
what goes around comes around
áo chū tóu
to break clear of all the troubles and hardships
to achieve success
to make it
áo gēng shǒu yè
to stay up through the night (idiom)
áo tou r
(coll.) the reward of one's efforts
the light at the end of the tunnel
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