甘之如饴

gān zhī rú yí

Hiếm

Định nghĩa

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

Từ cấu thành 甘之如饴

• 之 之 zhī: (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])
• 如 如 rú: as
• 甘 甘 gān: sweet
• 饴 饴 yí: maltose syrup