Word details
고생
- Pronunciation
- 고생
- Part of speech
- noun
- Vocabulary level
- intermediate
- Derivative
- 고생하다, 고생되다
trouble; hardship
The state of one's going through sufferings or hardships, or such a life.
Proverbs
고생 끝에 낙이 온다
enjoy pleasure after going through hardships
To enjoy joyful and good days after going through difficulties or a grind.
고생을 밥 먹듯 하다
go through trouble like eating meals; Every cloud has a silver lining; No gain without pain
To go through trouble repeatedly.
고생을 사서 하다
buy and go through trouble
To experience trouble that he/she could have been spared from if not for his/her own faulty actions.
buy and go through trouble
To go through trouble as a result of asking to do a difficult task.