hǎo​shì​duō​mó

the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks

好事多磨 hǎo​shì​duō​mó
the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks
good things often take time or meet with many obstacles before they are successfully achieved; frequently used to describe a couple's journey to marriage being delayed by complications

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0.491 per million

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