十磨九难出好人十磨九難出好人十磨九難出好人

ten grindings and nine hardships produce a good person

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Only through many trials does a person become good or strong. Encouraging; compare 'adversity builds character'.

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Simplified: 十磨九难出好人
Traditional (Taiwan): 十磨九難出好人
Pinyin: shí mó jiǔnàn chū hǎo rén
Bopomofo: ㄕˊ ㄇㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄢˋ ㄔㄨㄏㄠˇ ㄖㄣˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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