- 不知甘苦 bùzhīgānkǔ to not know the hardships of lifeTo not know how difficult it is to make a living; to lack personal experience of how hard a task or situation actually is.
- 同甘苦 tónggānkǔ to share joys and sorrowsTo share both good times and hard times with others; same as [[同甘共苦|同甘共苦|tong2 gan1 gong4 ku3]]