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Jyutping hek3 dak1 fu2 zung1 fu2 , fong1 wai6 jan4 soeng5 jan4
Pinyin chī de kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    no pain, no gain; Only those who have endured the most difficult hardships become the most outstanding people
    (syn.) 不吃苦中苦, 不受苦中苦, 難為人上人, 难为人上人

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Jyutping hek3 dak1 fu2 zung1 fu2 fong1 wai4 jan4 soeng6 jan4
Pinyin chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    忍耐​得到​最艱​苦​嘅​磨​鍊​,​先能夠​出人頭​地
    One is superior if one is not afraid of any difficulty

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Jyutping hek3 dak1 fu2 zung1 fu2 , fong1 wai4 jan4 soeng6 jan4
Pinyin chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb)
  2. no pain, no gain
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    人们普遍认为吃得苦中苦,方为人上人。
    人們普遍認為吃得苦中苦,方為人上人。
    rén men pǔ biàn rèn wéi chī dé kǔ zhōng kǔ , fāng wéi rén shàng rén 。
    • It is generally accepted that a person cannot be successful in life without a lot of hard work.