生于忧患，死于安乐

shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè

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

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Child Words of 生于忧患，死于安乐

• 安 安 ān: (bound form) calm; peaceful
• 患 患 huàn: to suffer (from illness)
• 于 于 yú: (of time or place) in; at; on
• 乐 乐 lè: happy
• 乐 乐 yuè: music
• 死 死 sǐ: to die
• 生 生 shēng: to be born
• 安乐 安乐 ān lè: Anle District of Keelung City 基隆市[jī lóng shì], Taiwan
• 忧 忧 yōu: to worry
• 忧患 忧患 yōu huàn: suffering
• 死于安乐 死于安乐 sǐ yú ān lè: see 生於憂患，死於安樂|生于忧患，死于安乐[shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè]