生于忧患，死于安乐

Traditional: 生於憂患，死於安樂

shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè

Dictionary entry

to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom)

What does 生于忧患，死于安乐 mean?

生于忧患，死于安乐 (shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom)

2life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure

Character breakdown

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生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born · to arise; to occur 于Yúsurname Yu 忧yōuto worry · to concern oneself with 患huànto suffer (from illness) · to contract (a disease)死sǐto die · impassable 安Ānsurname An 乐Lèsurname Le

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How to pronounce 生于忧患，死于安乐

生于忧患，死于安乐

shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè

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