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生于忧患，死于安乐

shēng yú yōu huàn , sǐ yú ān lè

9-character word Traditional 生於憂患，死於安樂

What 生于忧患，死于安乐 means

1. to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom)
2. life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure

The characters in 生于忧患，死于安乐

• 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire)
• 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle
• 忧yōuto worry; to concern oneself with; worried
• 患huànto suffer (from illness); to contract (a disease); misfortune
• 死sǐto die; impassable; uncrossable
• 于yúto go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle
• 安ān(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease; safe; secure; in good health
• 乐lèhappy; cheerful; to laugh