huáng​lián​shù​xià​tán​qín

to seek joy in hardship

Senses

黄连树下弹琴/ 黃連樹下彈琴 huáng​lián​shù​xià​tán​qín to seek joy in hardship

(xiehouyu) To find joy or amusement in the midst of adversity or suffering; literally "playing a stringed instrument under a coptis tree," since the tree is famously bitter while the music is a pleasure.

References

same_as 黄连树下弹琴/黃連樹下彈琴 苦中作乐/苦中作樂
same_as 黄连树下弹琴/黃連樹下彈琴 苦中取乐/苦中取樂