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生於憂患，死於安樂

简生于忧患，死于安乐 · 繁生於憂患，死於安樂

Mandarin · pinyin shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè

to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom)
life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure

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生: shēng · life, living, lifetime; birth
於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
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患: huàn · suffer, worry about; suffering
死: sǐ · die; dead; death
安: ān · peaceful, tranquil, quiet
樂: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music
于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname
忧: yōu · sad, grieved; grief, melancholy
乐: lè · happy, glad; enjoyable; music

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