好事多磨
hǎo​shì​duō​mó

the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks

  • created sense approved 好事多磨 · hǎo​shì​duō​mó · the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    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

    好事 (literal) → 好事 · hǎo​shì · happy event 多 (literal) → 多 · duō · many 磨 (literal) → 磨 · mó · hardship

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