大难不死，必有后福
dà​nàn​bù​sǐ​bì​yǒu​hòu​fú

surviving a disaster brings good fortune

  1. 大难不死 大難不死 dà​nàn​bù​sǐ
    to survive a great disaster
    To escape from a great catastrophe or nearly fatal hardship with one's life
  2. ， bì
    non-Chinese
  3. 必 bì adverb
    certainly
    certainly; surely; inevitably; necessarily
  4. 有 yǒu verb
    there is
    there is; there are; to exist; to occur or happen
  5. 后福 後福 hòu​fú
    future blessings
    blessings or good luck in one's later life; future happiness or fortune