黄连树下弹琴 huángliánshùxiàtánqín to seek joy in hardship Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 黄连树下弹琴 黃連樹下彈琴 huángliánshùxiàtánqín to seek joy in hardship (xiehouyu) To find joy or amusement in the midst of adversity or suffering; literally "playing a stringed instrument under a coptis tree," since the tree is famously bitter while the music is a pleasure. Cross-References Same as 苦中作乐 kǔzhōngzuòlè苦中取乐 kǔzhōngqǔlè
黄连树下弹琴 黃連樹下彈琴 huángliánshùxiàtánqín to seek joy in hardship (xiehouyu) To find joy or amusement in the midst of adversity or suffering; literally "playing a stringed instrument under a coptis tree," since the tree is famously bitter while the music is a pleasure. Cross-References Same as 苦中作乐 kǔzhōngzuòlè苦中取乐 kǔzhōngqǔlè
