大难不死，必有后福

dà nàn bù sǐ , bì yǒu hòu fú

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 大难不死，必有后福

不
bù

no; not so

后
hòu

empress

大
dà

big; large; great

大
dài

see 大夫[dài fu]

必
bì

certainly

有
yǒu

to have; there is

死
sǐ

to die

福
fú

good fortune

难
nán

difficult (to...)

难
nàn

disaster

大难
dà nàn

great catastrophe

大难不死
dà nàn bù sǐ

to just escape from calamity