This week’s idiom is 四苦八苦 (しくはっく). I found this one in my Chibi Maruko no Yojijukugo Shitsu book. The compounds in this idiom are 四苦 and 八苦, which mean four kinds of suffering and eight kinds of suffering, respectively. Since this is a lot of suffering in one, it means to be in distress. Like,… Read More Weekly Yojijukugo – 四苦八苦