do not know how difficult it is to make a living

do not know how difficult it is to make a living

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ù zh ī g ā NK ǔ, meaning that it is not easy to do something or have no experience of the hardships of predecessors. It comes from Mozi feigongshang.

Idiom usage

I don't know whether it's bitter or sweet

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: insensitive antonym: weather beaten

The origin of Idioms

In Mozi feigongshang: "less bitter is bitter, more bitter is sweet, so we must regard this person as the one who does not know what is good or bad."

Idiom explanation

Sweet and bitter: sweet and bitter, mostly refers to bitter. It's hard to tell whether it's sweet or bitter. It's not easy to do something or I don't know the hardships of my predecessors.