殷忧启圣
殷忧启圣
yīn yōu qǐ shèng
deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom); storms make oaks take deeper root
idiom
Traditional: 殷憂啟聖
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- (idiom) deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)
- storms make oaks take deeper root
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Related Words
情逾骨肉(qíng yú gǔ ròu)— feelings deeper than for one's own flesh and blood (idiom)
→水深火热(shuǐ shēn huǒ rè)— deep water and scorching fire
→人无远虑，必有近忧(rén wú yuǎn lǜ , bì yǒu jìn yōu)— He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
→苦海无边，回头是岸(kǔ hǎi wú biān , huí tóu shì àn)— The sea of bitterness has no bounds, turn your head to see the shore (idiom). Only Buddhist enlightenment can allow one to shed off the abyss of worldly suffering.
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