bitter as if it were malt sugar(gān zhī rú yí)

bitter as if it were malt sugar

Ganzhiruyi, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g āī R ú y í, Gan: sweet; Yi: maltose syrup. Feel as sweet as sugar. It refers to the willingness to endure hardship and pain in order to engage in a certain kind of work. From Song zhendexiu's preface to seeing off Zhou Tianji.

The origin of Idioms

In Song Dynasty, Zhen Dexiu's preface to sending Zhou Tianji away: "wealth is not righteous; it's as far away as dirt; it's unfortunate but poor; it's as sweet as honey."

Idiom usage

It refers to the willingness to bear hardships and pains

Examples

1. In other people's eyes, this kind of occupation is very hard, but he is happy with it.

Chinese PinYin : gān zhī rú yí