皇天不负苦心人
huáng​tiān​bù​fù​kǔ​xīn​rén

hard work pays off

  • created sense approved 皇天不负苦心人/皇天不負苦心人 · huáng​tiān​bù​fù​kǔ​xīn​rén · hard work pays off — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    皇天不负苦心人 / 皇天不負苦心人

    huáng​tiān​bù​fù​kǔ​xīn​rén

    hard work pays off

    Heaven will not disappoint a person who tries their best; hard work is eventually rewarded

    huáng​tiān​bú​fù​kǔ​xīn​rén

    皇天 (literal) → 皇天 · huáng​tiān · High Heaven 不负 (literal) → 不负/不負 · bù​fù · to live up to 苦心 (literal) → 苦心 · kǔ​xīn · painstaking effort 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person

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    created sense