苦差

Traditional form:

苦差

Pinyin (reading):

kǔchāi

Definitions:

• hard task
• difficult mission
• arduous and unrewarding undertaking
• drudgery
• grind
• chore

Characters:

• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 差 - difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer

Traditional characters:

• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 差 - difference, gap; almost, nearly; in error; an officer