粒粒皆辛苦
lì​lì​jiē​xīn​kǔ

every grain is the fruit of hard work

  • created sense approved 粒粒皆辛苦 · lì​lì​jiē​xīn​kǔ · every grain is the fruit of hard work — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    粒粒皆辛苦

    lì​lì​jiē​xīn​kǔ

    every grain is the fruit of hard work

    Every single grain of rice or food is the result of bitter toil; often used to remind others not to waste food.

    粒粒 (reduplication) → 粒 · lì · grain 皆 (literal) → 皆 · jiē · all 辛苦 (literal) → 辛苦 · xīn​kǔ · hard

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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