阵痛

Traditional form:

陣痛

Pinyin (reading):

zhèntòng

Definitions:

• labor pains
• (fig.) distress caused by a disruptive change

Characters:

• 阵 - row, column; ranks, troop formation
• 痛 - ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly

Traditional characters:

• 陣 - row, column; ranks, troop formation
• 痛 - ache, pain; bitterness, sorrow; deeply, thoroughly