sik6 tou4 ngo6 gik1食荼卧棘
Jyutpingsik6 tou4 ngo6 gik1
Yalesikh tòuh ngoh gīk

Definition

to eat bitter fruit and lie on thorns (idiom); to share the hard life of the common people

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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