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
  • 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
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