辛しん酸さん甘かん苦く

Meanings

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hardships and joys; the sweets and bitters of life

yojijukugo (four-character idiom)

A yojijukugo expressing the full range of life's experiences, both bitter and sweet. Often used to describe someone who has experienced much of life.

彼かれは辛しん酸さん甘かん苦くをなめてきた人じん物ぶつだ。
He is a person who has tasted the sweets and bitters of life.
人じん生せいの辛しん酸さん甘かん苦くを知しることで、人ひとは成せい長ちょうする。
People grow by knowing the hardships and joys of life.