蹲苦窑

Traditional form:

蹲苦窯

Pinyin (reading):

dūnkǔyáo

Definitions:

• (slang) to be behind bars

Characters:

• 蹲 - to squat, to crouch
• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 窑 - kiln, oven; pit, coal mine

Traditional characters:

• 蹲 - to squat, to crouch
• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 窯 - kiln, oven; pit, coal mine