甘苦

Traditional form:

甘苦

Pinyin (reading):

gānkǔ

Definitions:

• good times and hardships
• joys and tribulations
• for better or for worse

Characters:

• 甘 - sweet, tasty; willing
• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering

Traditional characters:

• 甘 - sweet, tasty; willing
• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering