食荼卧棘
shí​tú​wò​jí

endure hardships

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    食荼卧棘 / 食荼臥棘

    shí​tú​wò​jí

    endure hardships

    To eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people.

    这位领袖多年来食荼卧棘，始终与士兵们同甘共苦。

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