shī​bài​nǎi​chéng​gōng​zhī​mǔ

failure is the mother of success

Senses

失败乃成功之母/ 失敗乃成功之母 shī​bài​nǎi​chéng​gōng​zhī​mǔ failure is the mother of success

a proverb meaning that one can learn from defeats to eventually achieve victory; failure is often a necessary precursor to success

References

variant 失败是成功之母/失敗是成功之母 失败乃成功之母/失敗乃成功之母