荠：荠菜，其味先苦后甜。象吃了先苦后甜的荠菜一样内心很高兴、愉悦。比喻做愿意的事情，虽然受了苦，心里也很甜美。
Bitter as if it were malt sugar
甘(gān)
之(zhī)
如(rú)
荠(jì qí)
