酸甜苦辣 in English suan1 tian2 ku3 la4 Meaning

Meanings

• sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot
• metaphorically the joys and sorrows of life

Pinyin

suan1 tian2 ku3 la4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

酸suan1sour 甜tian2sweet 苦ku3bitter 辣la4old variant of 辣[la4]