吃得苦中苦，方为人上人

Traditional form:

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人

Pinyin (reading):

chīdékǔzhōngkǔ,fāngwéirénshàngrén

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
• 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 方 - square, rectangle; side; region; flag
• 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 人 - man, person; people
• 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
• 人 - man, person; people

Traditional characters:

• 吃 - to eat; to drink; to suffer, to endure, to bear
• 得 - to obtain, to get, to acquire; suitable, proper; ready
• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 中 - central; center, middle; amidst; to hit (target), to attain; China; Chinese
• 苦 - bitter; hardship, suffering
• 方 - square, rectangle; side; region; flag
• 為 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
• 人 - man, person; people
• 上 - above, on top, superior; to go up; to attend; previous
• 人 - man, person; people