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好事多磨

Mandarin · pinyin hǎo shì duō mó

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3–4–1–2 · hao3 shi4 duo1 mo2

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hou2 si6 do1 mo4

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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(idiomatic) the road to happiness is paved with setbacks; good things never come easy