熬头儿

Traditional form:

熬頭兒

Pinyin (reading):

áotour

Definitions:

• (coll.) the reward of one's efforts
• the light at the end of the tunnel

Characters:

• 熬 - to boil, to simmer; to endure pain
• 头 - head; chief, boss; first, top
• 儿 - son, child

Traditional characters:

• 熬 - to boil, to simmer; to endure pain
• 頭 - head; chief, boss; first, top
• 兒 - son, child