吃得苦中苦，方为人上人 in English chi1 de2 ku3 zhong1 ku3 , fang1 wei2 ren2 shang4 ren2 Meaning

Meanings

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

Pinyin

chi1 de2 ku3 zhong1 ku3 , fang1 wei2 ren2 shang4 ren2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

吃chi1to eat 得de2to obtain 苦ku3bitter 中zhong1China 苦ku3bitter ， 方fang1surname Fang 为wei4as (in the capacity of) 人ren2man 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 人ren2man