憂患

忧患
yōuhuàn
  1. suffering
  2. misery
  3. hardship

CEDICT

  1. (～卦) a combination 一上四中一下 in the Lingqijing
  2. a combination 一上四中一下 in the Lingqijing
  3. suffering; hardship; misery

Wiktionary

憂愁患難。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 憂 yōu
  1. to worry
  2. to concern oneself with
  3. worried
  4. anxiety
  5. sorrow
  6. (literary) to observe mourning
2 患 huàn
  1. to suffer (from illness)
  2. to contract (a disease)
  3. misfortune
  4. trouble
  5. danger
  6. worry

Containing this entry

生於憂患，死於安樂 shēngyúyōuhuàn,sǐyúānlè
  1. to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom)
  2. life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure
飽經憂患 bǎojīngyōuhuàn having experienced much suffering
人生識字憂患始 rénshēngshízìyōuhuànshǐ

Related entries

熬煎 áojiān
  1. suffering
  2. torture
苦楚 kǔchǔ
  1. suffering
  2. misery
  3. pain (esp. psychological)
苦處 kǔchu
  1. suffering
  2. distress
苦難 kǔnàn suffering
你遇到苦难的时候，朋友们可以帮助你经受住。

When you encounter difficulties, friends can help you deal with them.

Source: Tatoeba

豆佉 dòuqū (Buddhism) suffering (from Sanskrit "dukkha")
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