生於憂患，死於安樂 [－于忧－－－于－乐]

Jyutping sang1 jyu1 jau1 waan6 ， sei2 jyu1 on1 lok6
Pinyin shēng yú yōu huàn ， sǐ yú ān lè

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    Life springs from sorrow and calamity; death comes from ease and pleasure.

生於憂患，死於安樂 [－于忧－－－于－乐]

Jyutping sang1 jyu1 jau1 waan6, sei2 jyu1 on1 lok6
Pinyin shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè

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