bitter as if it were malt sugar
Sweet as a shepherd's purse, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is g ā nzh ī R ú J ì, meaning like eating the first bitter sweet shepherd's purse, the heart is very happy, happy. It's like doing something you're willing to do. Although you suffer, you feel sweet in your heart. It comes from the book of songs, Yingfeng and Gufeng.
The origin of Idioms
"The book of songs · Yingfeng · Gufeng" says: "who calls tea bitter, its sweet as shepherd's purse."
Idiom usage
On the day of joining hands, he will die, and he will be as happy as a shepherd's purse. The book of Jin · biography of Liu Shen
bitter as if it were malt sugar
a single post cannot bear the burden - yī mù nán zhī
place one 's intentions on things - bǐ wù cǐ zhì
many generals and ample soldiers - bīng duō jiàng guǎng