deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)

• yīnyōuqǐshèng,kǔnànshìrénshēngdelǎoshī.

  殷忧启圣，苦难是人生的老师。🔊

  Deep sorrow leads to enlightenment, and suffering is the teacher of life.

storms make oaks take deeper root

• yīnyōuqǐshèng,duōnànxīngbāng.

  殷忧启圣，多难兴邦。🔊

  Deep anxiety gives rise to sages, and numerous hardships invigorate the state.

deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)

• yīnyōuqǐshèng,kǔnànshìrénshēngdelǎoshī.

  殷忧启圣，苦难是人生的老师。🔊

  Deep sorrow leads to enlightenment, and suffering is the teacher of life.

storms make oaks take deeper root

• yīnyōuqǐshèng,duōnànxīngbāng.

  殷忧启圣，多难兴邦。🔊

  Deep anxiety gives rise to sages, and numerous hardships invigorate the state.