殷忧启圣

Traditional: 殷憂啟聖

yīn yōu qǐ shèng

Dictionary entry

deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)

What does 殷忧启圣 mean?

殷忧启圣 (yīn yōu qǐ shèng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)

2storms make oaks take deeper root

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殷Yīnsurname Yin · dynasty name at the end the Shang dynasty, after its move to Yinxu 殷墟[Yin1 xu1] in present-day Henan 忧yōuto worry · to concern oneself with 启qǐvariant of 啟|启[qi3]圣kū(literary) to dig with persistent effort (e.g. to gather wild vegetables)

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殷忧启圣

yīn yōu qǐ shèng

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