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殷忧启圣
yīn​yōu​qǐ​shèng

deep sorrow leads to enlightenment

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
殷忧启圣 殷憂啟聖 yīn​yōu​qǐ​shèng
deep sorrow leads to enlightenment
(idiom) deep suffering or profound anxiety can inspire a person to wisdom and enlightenment; similar to the English proverb "storms make oaks take deeper root"

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