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吃得苦中苦，方為人上人

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Mandarin · pinyin chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén

one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb)
no pain, no gain

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吃: chī · eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
得: dé · obtain, get, gain, acquire
苦: kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
中: zhōng · central; center, middle; in the midst of; hit (target); attain
方: fāng · a square, rectangle; a region; local
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人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
上: shàng · top; superior, highest; go up, send up
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be

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