huáng​lián​shù​xià​tán​qín

to seek joy in hardship

  1. Chinese goldthread
    (Coptis chinensis) A perennial herb with bitter rhizomes used in traditional medicine; often used metaphorically to represent a bitter or difficult life.
  2. tree
    tree; various types of woody plants
  3. xià locative
    below
    low place; bottom; underneath; (bound form) used after a noun to indicate a scope, condition, or time
  4. to play an instrument
    to play or strum a keyboard or stringed instrument