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大難不死，必有後福

简大难不死，必有后福 · 繁大難不死，必有後福

Mandarin · pinyin dà nàn bù sǐ , bì yǒu hòu fú

one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
難: Look up this written character
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
死: sǐ · die; dead; death
必: bì · surely, most certainly; must
有: yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
福: fú · happiness, good fortune, blessing
难: nán · difficult, arduous, hard; unable
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

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