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KǔCàihuā Bitter Cauliflower, 1954 socialist realist novel by Feng Deying 馮德英
>冯德英[Féng Dé yīng] loosely based on Maxim Gorky's Mother, made into a 1967 film by Li Ang

Character Composition

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Word Compounds


        tòngkǔ, pain/suffering/painful/CL:個|个[gè]
        xīnkǔ, exhausting/hard/tough/arduous/to work hard/to go to a lot of trouble/hardship(s)
        kǔ, bitter/hardship/pain/to suffer/to bring suffering to/painstakingly
        jiānkǔ, [艱苦], difficult/hard/arduous
        shòukǔ, to suffer hardship
        kǔnàn, [苦難], suffering
        kǔnǎo, [苦惱], vexed/distressed
        kǔkǔ, strenuously/persistently/hard/painful
        wākǔ, to speak sarcastically/to make cutting remarks
        kǔtou, [苦頭], sufferings
        kèkǔ, hardworking/assiduous
        kǔzhōng, secret trouble/sorrow/difficulties
        kǔlì, bitter work/hard toil/(loanword) coolie, unskilled Chinese laborer in colonial t...
        xīnxīnkǔkǔ, painstakingly/with great trouble
        kǔtòng, pain/suffering
        kǔsè, [苦澀], bitter and astringent/pained/agonized
        kùnkǔ, deprivation/distressed/miserable
        kǔguǒ, lit. bitter fruit/fig. painful consequence
        zìtǎokǔchī, [自討苦吃], to ask for trouble (idiom)/to make a rod for one's own back
        qióngkǔ, [窮苦], impoverished/destitute
        kǔmèn, [苦悶], depressed/dejected/feeling low
        kǔgōng, hard labor (in penal code)/coolie
        kǔhǎi, lit. sea of bitterness/abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term)/depths of mise...
        sùkǔ, [訴苦], to grumble/to complain/grievance
        kǔchāi, hard task/difficult mission/arduous and unrewarding undertaking/drudgery/grind/c...
        qiānxīnwànkǔ, [千辛萬苦], to suffer untold hardships (idiom); trials and tribulations/with difficulty/afte...
        kǔliàn, [苦練], to train hard/to practice diligently/hard work/blood, sweat, and tears
        kǔchǔ, suffering/misery/pain (esp. psychological)
        hékǔ, why bother?/is it worth the trouble?
        kǔguā, bitter melon (bitter gourd, balsam pear, balsam apple, leprosy gourd, bitter cuc...
        máitóukǔgàn, [埋頭苦幹], to bury oneself in work (idiom); to be engrossed in work/to make an all-out effo...
        tónggāngòngkǔ, shared delights and common hardships (idiom); to share life's joys and sorrows/f...
        kǔzhàn, [苦戰], bitter struggle/hard battle/arduous effort
        chīkǔ, to bear hardships
        chīkǔtou, [吃苦頭], to suffer/to suffer for one's actions/to pay dearly/to burn one's fingers
        pínkǔ, [貧苦], poverty-stricken/poor
        hánxīnrúkǔ, to suffer every possible torment (idiom); bitter hardship/to bear one's cross
        kǔshuǐ, bitter water (e.g. mineral water containing sulfates)/suffering/digestive fluids...
        kǔxīnjīngyíng, [苦心經營], to build up an enterprise through painstaking efforts
        kǔxīn, painstaking effort/to take a lot of trouble/laborious at pains
        shàfèikǔxīn, [煞費苦心], to take a lot of trouble (idiom); painstaking/at the cost of a lot of effort
        
        kǔmìng, hard lot/bitter fate/unfortunate
        jíkǔ, pain and difficulties/suffering (of the people)
        gūkǔlíngdīng, solitary and impoverished (idiom)
        láokǔ, [勞苦], to toil/hard work
        mìngkǔ, to be born under an ill star
        kǔbùkānyán, to suffer unspeakable misery/indescribably painful/hellish
        kǔgàn, [苦幹], to work hard
        kǔròujì, [苦肉計], the trick of injuring oneself to gain the enemy's confidence/CL:條|条[tiáo]
        suāntiánkǔlà, sour, sweet, bitter and spicy hot/fig. the joys and sorrows of life
        bùcíláokǔ, [不辭勞苦], to spare no effort
        
        kǔxiào, to force a smile/a bitter laugh
        
        bùcíxīnkǔ, [不辭辛苦], to make nothing of hardships
        kǔjìngānlái, [苦盡甘來], bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good...
        
        kǔyì, forced labor/corvée/penal servitude
        jiānkǔfèndòu, [艱苦奮鬥], to struggle arduously
        kǔgōng, hard work/laborious effort/painstaking work
        kǔhuó, bitter work/sweated labor
        kǔxíng, ascetic practice
        chīkǔnàiláo, [吃苦耐勞], hardworking and enduring hardships (idiom)
        kǔkǒupóxīn, earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently
        gānkǔ, good times and hardships/joys and tribulations/for better or for worse
        jiàokǔ, to whine about hardships/to complain of one's bitter lot/to complain/to grumble
        kǔsī, to think hard/bitter thoughts/to pour out one's sufferings
        
        kǔsīmíngxiǎng, to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard/to rack one's brains
        
        
        kǔdàchóushēn, great bitterness, deep hatred (idiom); deeply ingrained long-standing resentment
        liángkǔyòngxīn, to ponder earnestly/to give a lot of thought to sth
        
        kǔxíng, torture/corporal punishment (traditionally involving mutilation or amputation)
        kǔwèi, bitter taste/bitterness
        chóukǔ, anxiety/distress
        
        qīkǔ, [悽苦], bleak/miserable
        qínxuékǔliàn, [勤學苦練], to study diligently/to train assiduously
        bēikǔ, forlorn/miserable
        kǔjìng, grievance/dire straits
        yìkǔsītián, [憶苦思甜], to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)
        
        
        kǔláo, [苦勞], toil/hard work
        
        kǔhán, bitter cold
        kǔshēn, [苦參], liquorice (Sophora flavescens), with roots used in TCM
        
        kǔzhǔ, victim's family (esp. in murder case)
        kǔxīngūyì, [苦心孤詣], to make painstaking efforts (idiom); after much trouble/to work hard at sth
        qīngkǔ, destitute but honest/poor and simple/spartan/austere
        
        jiàokǔbudié, to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly/incessant grievances
        

        cài, dish (type of food)/vegetable/cuisine/CL:盤|盘[pán],道[dào]/(coll.) (one's) type/(o...
        shūcài, vegetables/CL:種|种[zhǒng]
        càidān, [菜單], menu/CL:份[fèn],張|张[zhāng]
        pàocài, pickled cabbage
        xiǎocài, appetizer/small side dish/easy job/piece of cake/see also 小菜一碟[xiǎo cài yī dié]
        fàncài, [飯菜], food
        diǎncài, [點菜], to order dishes (in a restaurant)
        juǎnxīncài, [捲心菜], cabbage/CL:棵[kē], variant of 卷心菜[juǎn xīn cài]
        bōcài, spinach/CL:棵[kē]
        càipǔ, [菜譜], menu (in restaurant)/recipe/cookbook
        shēngcài, lettuce/raw fresh vegetables/greens
        zhǔcài, main course
        zuòcài, to cook/cooking
        shèngcài, leftovers (food)
        tiáncài, beet/beetroot
        huāyēcài, cauliflower
        qíncài, celery (Apium graveolens)
        báicài, Chinese cabbage/pak choi/CL:棵[kē], 個|个[gè]
        
        jiāchángcài, home cooking
        qīngcài, green vegetables/Chinese cabbage
        càidāo, vegetable knife/kitchen knife/cleaver/CL:把[bǎ]
        càiyáo, [菜餚], vegetable and meat dishes/dish
        
        càiyuán, [菜園], vegetable garden
        xiáncài, [鹹菜], salted vegetables/pickles
        càishìchǎng, [菜市場], food market
        xiāngcài, coriander/cilantro/Coriandrum sativum
        
        jiǔcài, food and drink/food to accompany wine
        càidòu, kidney bean
        càihuā, cauliflower/gonorrhea
        càisè, dish/lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet)/emaciated look (from ...
        càiguǎn, [菜館], (dialect) restaurant
        sùcài, vegetable dish
        
        jiècài, leaf mustard (Brassica juncea)/also pr. [gài cài]
        suāncài, pickled vegetables, especially Chinese cabbage
        chǎocài, to stir-fry/to do the cooking/stir-fried dish
        
        
        
        míngcài, famous dishes/specialty dishes
        huācài, cauliflower
        zǐcài, flavored roasted seaweed/generic term for edible seaweed/Japanese: nori
        
        càidì, vegetable field
        
        yěcài, wild herb/potherb
        Chuāncài, Sichuan or Szechuan cuisine
        lěngcài, cold dish/cold food
        
        
        jìcài, [薺菜], shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
        jiǔcài, garlic chives (Allium tuberosum), aka Chinese chives/(fig.) retail investors who...
        càishì, food market
        càibǎn, chopping board/cutting board/CL:張|张[zhāng]
        yuánbáicài, [圓白菜], round white cabbage (i.e. Western cabbage)
        yóucài, oilseed rape (Brassica napus)/flowering edible rape (Brassica chinensis var. ole...
        hūncài, [葷菜], non-vegetarian dish (including meat, fish, garlic, onion etc)
        
        càichǎng, [菜場], food market
        huánghuācài, [黃花菜], citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni)/golden needles (edible flower)
        càiyóu, rapeseed oil/canola oil
        bāoxīncài, cabbage
        
        
        
        niúpícài, chard (Beta vulgaris), a foliage beet
        dàbáicài, bok choy/Chinese cabbage/Brassica pekinensis/CL:棵[kē]
        
        
        xiǎobáicài, bok choy/Chinese cabbage/Brassica chinensis/CL:棵[kē]
        Yuècài, [粵菜], Cantonese cuisine
        
        
        dòuyácài, bean sprouts
        yángbáicài, cabbage (round cabbage most commonly found in Western countries)
        lóngxūcài, [龍鬚菜], asparagus/(Tw) young shoots of the chayote vine 佛手瓜[fó shǒu guā]

        Huā/huā, [芲]/[蘤], surname Hua, flower/blossom/CL:朵[duǒ],支[zhī],束[shù],把[bǎ],盆[pén],簇[cù]/fancy pat...
        huāyuán, [花園], garden/CL:座[zuò],個|个[gè]
        huāyàng, [花樣], pattern/way of doing sth/trick/(sports) fancy-style (as figure skating etc)
        huāqián, [花錢], to spend money
        
        huāfèi, [花費], expense/cost/to spend (time or money)/expenditure
        huāshēng, peanut/groundnut/CL:粒[lì]
        huǒhuā, spark/sparkle
        bàomǐhuā, puffed rice/popcorn
        xiānhuā, [鮮花], flower/fresh flowers/CL:朵[duǒ]
        tiānhuābǎn, ceiling
        yānhuā, [煙花], fireworks/prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
        huāshēngjiàng, [花生醬], peanut butter
        miánhua, cotton
        huāpíng, flower vase/fig. just a pretty face/CL:對|对[duì]
        huāzhāo, trick/maneuver/razzle-dazzle/(martial arts) fancy move/flourish
        lánhuā, [蘭花], cymbidium/orchid
        xuěhuā, snowflake
        huāduǒ, flower
        shuǎhuāzhāo, to play tricks on sb
        huāér/huār, [花兒], style of folk song popular in Gansu, Qinghai and Ningxia/CL:首[shǒu], erhua varia...
        huābàn, petal/CL:片[piàn]
        línghuāqián, [零花錢], pocket money/allowance
        kāihuā, [開花], to bloom/to blossom/to flower/fig. to burst open/to feel happy or elated/new dev...
        
        huādiàn, flower shop
        méiguīhuā, rose
        huāwén, [花紋], decorative design
        huāshao, garish/gaudy
        liánhuā, [蓮花], lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, among others)/water-lily
        
        huāfěn, pollen
        júhuā, chrysanthemum/(slang) anus
        wúhuāguǒ, [無花果], fig (Ficus carica)
        yīnghuā, [櫻花], oriental cherry (Prunus serrulata or Prunus yedoensis), prized for its blossom/a...
        yǎnhuā, dimmed eyesight/blurred/vague and unclear vision
        huāshù, bouquet
        huāxiāo, [花銷], to spend (money)/expenses
        huāyēcài, cauliflower
        huābiān, [花邊], lace/decorative border
        huāxù, bits of news/interesting sidelights
        huāchē, [花車], car festooned for celebration
        huāxiāng, fragrance of flowers
        hónghuā, [紅花], safflower (Carthamus tinctorius)
        jǐnshàngtiānhuā, [錦上添花], lit. on brocade, add flowers (idiom); to decorate sth already perfect/gilding th...
        huāhuán, [花環], garland/floral hoop
        tiānhuā, smallpox/ceiling/stamen of corn/(old) snow/(dialect) sesame oil
        yǎnhuāliáoluàn, [眼花繚亂], to be dazzled
        huājiàng, gardener
        yìnhuā, tax stamp
        huāgāngyán, [花崗岩], granite
        xiùhuā, [繡花], to embroider/to do embroidery
        qiānniúhuā, [牽牛花], white-edged morning glory
        huāxīn, fickle (in love affairs)/dissipated/unfaithful/heart of a flower (pistil and sta...
        
        huāpén, flower pot
        huācóng, [花叢], cluster of flowers/inflorescence/flowering shrub
        yěhuā, wildflower/woman of easy virtue
        chāhuā, flower arranging/ikebana
        lànghuā, spray/ocean spray/spindrift/fig. happenings from one's life/CL:朵[duǒ]
        huāquān, wreath/garland
        táohuāyùn, [桃花運], luck with the ladies/a romance/good luck
        tiānhuāluànzhuì, [天花亂墜], lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)/fig. extravagant embellishments/hype
        bǎihéhuā, lily/fig. pure and spotless person/virgin
        
        huāhuì, flowers and plants
        huācǎo, flowers and plants
        méihuā, plum blossom/clubs ♣ (a suit in card games)/wintersweet (dialect)
        shuǐxiānhuā, daffodil/narcissus/CL:棵[kē]
        máhuā, fried dough twist (crisp snack food made by deep-frying plaited dough)/worn out ...
        
        huǒhuāsāi, spark plug
        huāshì, fancy
        shuǐhuā, splash/algal bloom/chickenpox (dialect)
        
        huāmì, nectar
        huālěi, bud/flower bud
        
        
        zànghónghuā, [藏紅花], saffron (Crocus sativus)
        táohuā, peach blossom/(fig.) love affair
        huāsè, variety/design and color/suit (cards)
        dùjuānhuā, [杜鵑花], Indian Azalea (Rhododendron simsii Planch)
        zhīzihuā, [梔子花], cape jasmine (Gardenia jasminoides)
        HuāMùlán, [花木蘭], Hua Mulan, legendary woman warrior (c. fifth century), Northern dynasties folk h...
        
        huāshēngmǐ, shelled peanuts
        
        dàlìhuā, [大麗花], dahlia (loanword)
        
        
        jiàohuāzi, beggar
        huāzhīzhāozhǎn, lit. lovely scene of blossoming plants swaying in the breeze (idiom)/fig. gorgeo...
        
        
        huāní, tweed/checkered cloth
        wànhuātǒng, [萬花筒], kaleidoscope
        tánhuāyīxiàn, [曇花一現], lit. the night-blooming cactus shows once/flash in the pan (idiom)/short-lived
        Huādū, Huadu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guǎng zhōu shì], Guangdong
        xiàohuā, the prettiest girl in the school (see also 校草[xiào cǎo])/school beauty queen/cam...
        huābiānxīnwén, [花邊新聞], media gossip/sensational news
        
        mòlihuā, jasmine
        
        huāqí, the Stars and Stripes (US flag)/by extension, the United States of America/abbr....
        huātóng, page boy/flower girl (at a wedding)
        
        
        tóuyūnyǎnhuā, [頭暈眼花], to faint with blurred vision (idiom); dizzy and eyes dimmed
        wǔhuābāmén, [五花八門], myriad/all kinds of/all sorts of
        huāzi, beggar (old term)
        huājì, youthful time/prime of youth/flowering season
        huāpǔ, flowerbed/parterre
        huāshì, [花飾], floral decoration/ornament/floral pattern
        píjiǔhuā, hops
        huātiānjiǔdì, to spend one's time in drinking and pleasure (idiom); to indulge in sensual plea...
        liǔànhuāmíng, lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one...
        càihuā, cauliflower/gonorrhea
        xiànhuā, [獻花], to offer flowers/to lay flowers (as a memorial)
        huāfáng, greenhouse
        lǐhuā, [禮花], fireworks
        huāqiányuèxià, see 月下花前[yuè xià huā qián]
        wǔhuāròu, pork belly/streaky pork
        xīnhuānùfàng, to burst with joy (idiom)/to be over the moon/to be elated
        báihuāhuā, shining white
        wánhuāzhāo, to play tricks
        huāquán, showy boxing of no practical use/see 花拳繡腿|花拳绣腿
        huābù, printed cloth/calico
        Huātán/huātán, [花壇], Huatan township in Changhua county 彰化縣|彰化县[Zhāng huà xiàn], Taiwan, decorative m...
        huánghuā, [黃花], yellow flowers (of various types)/chrysanthemum/cauliflower/(yellow) daylily/a y...
        kuíhuāzǐ, sunflower seeds
        
        
        lǎohuājìng, [老花鏡], presbyopic glasses
        
        huāguān, corolla
        huācài, cauliflower
        zhònghuā, [種花], to grow flowers/floriculture
        
        diāohuā, carving/decorative carved pattern/arabesque
        dòngfánghuāzhú, [洞房花燭], bridal room and ornamented candles/wedding festivities (idiom)
        
        huāyàngyóuyǒng, [花樣游泳], synchronized swimming
        lèihuā, [淚花], tears in the eyes
        zhǐhuā, [紙花], paper flower
        huāqiāng, [花槍], short spear (arch.)/fig. trickery
        huāhuì, [花會], flower fair or festival
        
        huāhuāshìjiè, the teeming world/the world of sensual pleasures
        
        
        huāhóng, [花紅], flowers on red silk (a traditional gift to celebrate weddings etc)/a bonus/crab ...
        huāgāngshí, [花崗石], granite
        
        xiānghuā, fragrant flower/fig. beneficial (of artworks etc)
        huāyánqiǎoyǔ, [花言巧語], graceful words, flowery speech (idiom); elegant but insincere words/cheating whe...
        júhuāchá, chrysanthemum tea
        lǎohuā, presbyopia
        huābái, grizzled (hair)
        huātou, [花頭], trick/pattern/novel idea/knack
        huājuǎn, Chinese steamed twisted bread roll
        mòlihuāchá, jasmine tea
        
        
        míngrìhuánghuā, [明日黃花], lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)/fig. outdated/thing ...
        xuěhuāgāo, vanishing cream/cold cream (makeup)
        huādàjiě, common word for ladybug, more formally 瓢虫
        hūnhuā, dim (eyesight)/blurred (vision)
        diànhuǒhuā, [電火花], electric spark
        huāzhī, spray (sprig of a plant with blossoms)/squid (on dining menus)/(literary) beauti...
        huāmù, flowers and trees/plants/flora
        huāqiāng, florid ornamentation in opera/coloratura
        
绿绿         huāhuālǜlǜ, [花花綠綠], brightly colored/gaudy
        HuāguǒShān, Mount Huaguo in Jiangsu, featured in 西遊記|西游记[Xī yóu Jì], tourist destination/(al...
鹿         méihuālù, sika deer
        
        xiùhuāxié, [繡花鞋], embroidered shoes
        yìnhuāshuì, [印花稅], stamp duty
        héhuā, lotus
        
        
        kuíhuā, sunflower
        
        
        tíhuā, Jacquard weave (machine weaving leaving protruding pattern)
        qīnghuā, blue and white (porcelain)
        
        
        huābān, patches/mottling
        qīnghuācí, blue and white porcelain
        huāhuāchángzi, [花花腸子], (slang) a cunning plot
        huāniǎo, [花鳥], painting of birds and flowers
        zǒumǎguānhuā, [走馬觀花], lit. flower viewing from horseback (idiom); a fleeting glance in passing/fig. su...
        
        shuānghuā, frost forming a pattern on a surface/rime
        yíngchūnhuā, winter jasmine (Jasminum nudiflorum)
        dòuhuā, jellied tofu/soft bean curd
        
        fèngxiānhuā, [鳳仙花], balsam/Balsaminaceae (a flower family including Impatiens balsamina)/touch-me-no...
        
        jiǔhuā, hops
        yùmǐhuā, popcorn
        
        rúhuāsìyù, delicate as a flower, refined as a precious jade (idiom)/(of a woman) exquisite
        
        cōnghuā, [蔥花], chopped onion
        tiǎohuā, cross-stitch (embroidery)
        
        lánhuāzhǐ, [蘭花指], hand gesture in traditional dances (joined thumb and middle finger, the rest ext...
        huánghuācài, [黃花菜], citron daylily (Hemerocallis citrina Baroni)/golden needles (edible flower)
        huājiāo, Sichuan pepper/Chinese prickly ash
        huāzhù, style (female organ of flower)
        
        
        huājiǎ, complete sexagenary cycle/a 60 year-old person/passage of time
        
        cháhuā, camellia
        huānóng, [花農], flower grower
        huāgǔduo, (coll.) flower bud
        
        tiěshùkāihuā, [鐵樹開花], lit. the iron tree blooms (idiom)/a highly improbable or extremely rare occurren...
        
        huāruǐ, stamen/pistil
        
        huākuí, the queen of flowers (refers esp. to plum blossom)/(fig.) nickname for a famous ...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        huājiàzi, attractive appearance, but without substance
        shāncháhuā, camellia
        
        
        guìhuā, osmanthus flowers/Osmanthus fragrans
        bìyuèxiūhuā, [閉月羞花], lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom)/fig. female beauty exceeding e...
        
        
        luòhuāshēng, peanut
        
        
        
        
        
        huāzhǎn, flower show
        tánhuā, [曇花], Dutchman's pipe cactus, aka Queen of the Night cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)
        
        
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        lǎohuāyǎn, presbyopia
        
        huāqī, the flowering season
        
        
        biàndìkāihuā, [遍地開花], to blossom everywhere/to spring up all over the place/to flourish on a large sca...
        
        jīnyínhuā, [金銀花], honeysuckle
        
        huāliǔbìng, sexually transmitted disease/venereal disease
        lèkāihuā, [樂開花], to burst with joy
        
        yíhuājiēmù, lit. to graft flowers onto a tree/to surreptitiously substitute one thing for an...
        bǎihuāqífàng, [百花齊放], a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression
        
        guàhuā, [掛花], to be wounded/(of plants) to bloom
        wùlǐkànhuā, [霧里看花], lit. to look at flowers in the fog (idiom); fig. blurred vision
        
        
        huādàn, role of vivacious young female in Chinese opera
        huāyā, signature (in grass-style writing)/symbol used in place of a signature (on a doc...
        
        
        
        
        huādēng, [花燈], colored lantern (used at Lantern Festival 元宵節|元宵节)
        táohuāyuán, the Peach Blossom Spring, a hidden land of peace and prosperity/utopia
        
        huājiàn, [花劍], foil (fencing)
        huālùshuǐ, perfumed toilet water/eau de cologne/floral water/hydrosol
        
        huābāo, flower bud
        
        
        qíhuāyìhuì, [奇花異卉], exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)
        
        lǎbahuā, morning glory
轿         huājiào, [花轎], bridal sedan chair

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