粒粒皆辛苦 lìlìjiēxīnkǔ every grain is the fruit of hard work Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 粒 lì reduplication grain (bound form) grain; granule; pellet; a small particle of something, such as salt or sand皆 jiē adverb all all; every; each and every; in all cases. Literary equivalent to 都 dōu.辛苦 xīnkǔ adjective hard hard; exhausting; arduous; laborious (used to describe work, life, or effort)