能吃苦方为志士，肯吃亏不是痴人能吃苦方為志士，肯吃虧不是痴人能吃苦方為志士，肯吃虧不是痴人

only one who can endure hardship is a man of ideals; one willing to take a loss is no fool

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: People with ambition can bear hardship, and someone willing to lose out isn't necessarily stupid. Approving.

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Simplified: 能吃苦方为志士，肯吃亏不是痴人
Traditional (Taiwan): 能吃苦方為志士，肯吃虧不是痴人
Pinyin: néng chīkǔ fāng wéi zhìshì, kěn chīkuī bú shì chīrén
Pinyin (Taiwan): néng chīkǔ fāng wèi zhìshì, kěn chīkuī bú shì chīrén
Bopomofo: ㄋㄥˊ ㄔㄎㄨˇ ㄈㄤㄨㄟˋ ㄓˋ ㄕˋ，ㄎㄣˇ ㄔㄎㄨㄟㄅㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄔㄖㄣˊ

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

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