备尝艰苦

bèi cháng jiān kǔ

see 備嘗辛苦|备尝辛苦[bei4 chang2 xin1 ku3]

备

bèi

(bound form) to prepare; to equip

尝

cháng

old variant of 嘗|尝[chang2]

艰

jiān

difficult

苦

kǔ

bitter