sweets and bitters
Sour, sweet and bitter, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Su à NTI á NK à L à, which means all kinds of tastes. It refers to happiness, pain and other situations. It's from the fifth circulation of the babbler crown.
Idiom explanation
Of all tastes. It refers to happiness, pain and other situations.
The origin of Idioms
"Wuguanzi · circulation five" says: "Yin and Yang have different Qi, but they are harmonious; the taste of sour, salty, sweet and bitter is opposite, but they are both good."
Idiom usage
As the subject and object; describe life example sour, sweet and bitter, all kinds of taste mixed together, simply pour out. (microwave by Ye Shengtao)
Analysis of Idioms
Synonyms: the world is cold, joys and sorrows Antonyms: everything is empty
sweets and bitters
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