皮肉之苦 píròuzhīkǔ physical pain Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 1 sentence 他为了供孩子上学,受了不少皮肉之苦。 tā wèile gōng háizi shàngxué, shòu le bùshǎo píròu zhī kǔ. He endured a lot of physical hardship to pay for his children's education. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary