苦水

tǔ kǔ shuǐ

吐苦水

pour out one's grievance

tā kǔ shuǐ li shēng kǔ shuǐ li zhǎng

他苦水里生，苦水里长。

He is born and grow up amidst suffering.

tā zài kǔ shuǐ li pào dà de

他在苦水里泡大的。

He grows up in suffering.

kǔ shuǐ hú

苦水湖

bitter lake

kǔ shuǐ jǐng

苦水井

bitter water well