忆苦饭

Traditional form:

憶苦飯

Pinyin (reading):

yìkǔfàn

Definitions:

• unsavory meal taken in remembrance of past hardships
• fig. poor-tasting meal

Characters:

• 忆 - to remember, to reflect upon; memory
• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 饭 - meal, food; cooked rice

Traditional characters:

• 憶 - to remember, to reflect upon; memory
• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 飯 - meal, food; cooked rice