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甘之如饴

gān zhī rú yí

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. as sweet as syrup (idiom, from Book of Songs); to endure hardship gladly
  2. 2. a glutton for punishment

Child Words of 甘之如饴

饴
yí

maltose syrup

甘
gān

sweet

如
rú

as

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])