recall one 's sufferings in the old society and contrast them with the happiness in the new(yì kǔ sī tián)

recall one 's sufferings in the old society and contrast them with the happiness in the new

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ì K ǔ s ī Ti á n, which means recalling the past suffering and today's happy life. From Deng Xiaoping's speech at the political work conference of the whole army.

The origin of Idioms

Deng Xiaoping's "speech at the political work conference of the whole army" said: "of course, it is necessary to think hard and think sweet, but it is not enough to only think hard and think sweet. It is necessary to study how to improve the political consciousness of soldiers under the new historical conditions."

Idiom usage

He often tells stories to young people about how hard they think of sweet things.

Chinese PinYin : yì kǔ sī tián