吃得苦中苦，方為人上人

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人

Chinese

		eat; eradicate; destroy eat; eradicate; destroy; receive; stammer	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful	middle; center; within middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful		square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	man who is above men; one who is above the others in the society; top person
trad. (吃得苦中苦，方為人上人)		吃	得	苦	中	苦	，	方	為	人上人
simp. (吃得苦中苦，方为人上人)		吃	得	苦	中	苦	，	方	为	人上人
Literally: “Only those who endure the hardest hardships will be the best of the best.”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chī de kǔ zhōng kǔ, fāng wéi rén shàng rén

  (Zhuyin): ㄔ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄎㄨˇ, ㄈㄤ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hek³ dak¹ fu² zung¹ fu², fong¹ wai⁴ jan⁴ soeng⁶ jan⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chī de kǔ zhōng kǔ, fāng wéi rén shàng rén
    • Zhuyin: ㄔ ˙ㄉㄜ ㄎㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄎㄨˇ, ㄈㄤ ㄨㄟˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄖㄣˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chy .de kuu jong kuu, fang wei ren shanq ren
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chih de̊ kǔ jhong kǔ, fang wéi rén shàng rén
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ d̥ə² kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hek³ dak¹ fu² zung¹ fu², fong¹ wai⁴ jan⁴ soeng⁶ jan⁴
    • Yale: hek dāk fú jūng fú, fōng wàih yàhn seuhng yàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hek⁸ dak⁷ fu² dzung¹ fu², fong¹ wai⁴ jan⁴ soeng⁶ jan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hég³ deg¹ fu² zung¹ fu², fong¹ wei⁴ yen⁴ sêng⁶ yen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɛːk̚³ tɐk̚⁵ fuː³⁵ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ fuː³⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹ jɐn²¹ sœ̽ːŋ²² jɐn²¹/

Proverb

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人

1. no pain, no gain

Synonyms

• 不受苦中苦，難為人上人／不受苦中苦，难为人上人
• 不吃苦中苦，難為人上人／不吃苦中苦，难为人上人