苦待

Traditional form:

苦待

Pinyin (reading):

kǔdài

Definitions:

• treat harshly

Characters:

• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 待 - to entertain, to receive, to treat; to delay, to wait

Traditional characters:

• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 待 - to entertain, to receive, to treat; to delay, to wait