先难后获
xiān​nán​hòu​huò

toil first and then enjoy the fruits

  • created reference approved 先难后获/先難後獲 → 先事后得/先事後得 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先难后获 / 先難後獲 xiān​nán​hòu​huò

    先事后得 / 先事後得 xiān​shì​hòu​dé

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 先难后获/先難後獲 · xiān​nán​hòu​huò · toil first and then enjoy the fruits — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    先难后获 / 先難後獲

    xiān​nán​hòu​huò

    toil first and then enjoy the fruits

    to prioritize the difficult work and leave the rewards for later; to understand that success requires initial hard effort

    先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · first 难 (literal) → 难/難 · nán · difficult 后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · after 获 (literal) → 获/獲 · huò · to obtain

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense