生于忧患，死于安乐
生于忧患，死于安乐
shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè
to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom); life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure
verbidiom
Traditional: 生於憂患，死於安樂
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- (verb, idiom) to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom)
- life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure
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Related Words
劫后余生(jié hòu yú shēng)— after the calamity, renewed life (idiom); new lease of life
→打蛇不死(dǎ shé bù sǐ)— beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom); nip the problem in the bud
→打蛇不死，后患无穷(dǎ shé bù sǐ , hòu huàn wú qióng)— beat the snake to death or it will cause endless calamity (idiom); nip the problem in the bud
→劫(jié)— variant of 劫[jie2]
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