辛酸

xīnsuān
  1. pungent (taste)
  2. bitter
  3. fig. sad
  4. miserable

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 辛 xīn
  1. (of taste) hot or pungent
  2. hard
  3. laborious
  4. suffering
  5. eighth in order
  6. eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干 shítiāngān
  7. letter "H" or Roman "VIII" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc
  8. ancient Chinese compass point: 285°
  9. octa
2 酸 suān
  1. sour
  2. tart
  3. sick at heart
  4. grieved
  5. sore
  6. aching
  7. pedantic
  8. impractical
  9. to make sarcastic remarks about sb
  10. an acid