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殷jan1憂jau1啟kai2聖sing3

simp殷忧启圣also written殷憂啓聖
jan1 jau1 kai2 sing3yīn yōu qǐ shèng

English

  1. deep suffering can lead to enlightenment (idiom)
  2. storms make oaks take deeper root

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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