"生於憂患,死於安樂" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯än⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /sɐŋ⁵⁵ jyː⁵⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵ waːn²² sei̯³⁵ jyː⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵ lɔːk̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯än⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹/, /sɐŋ⁵⁵ jyː⁵⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵ waːn²² sei̯³⁵ jyː⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵ lɔːk̚²/ Chinese transliterations: shēng yú yōuhuàn [Mandarin, Pinyin], sǐ yú ānlè [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄕㄥ ㄩˊ ㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄙˇ ㄩˊ ㄢ ㄌㄜˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], sang¹ jyu¹ jau¹ waan⁶, sei² jyu¹ on¹ lok⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], shēng yú yōuhuàn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], sǐ yú ānlè [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], sheng yú youhuàn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], sǐh yú anlè [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], shêng¹ yü² yu¹-huan⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], ssŭ³ yü² an¹-lê⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], shēng yú yōu-hwàn- [Mandarin, Yale], sž yú ān-lè [Mandarin, Yale], sheng yu iouhuann [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], syy yu anleh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], шэн юй юхуань [Mandarin, Palladius], сы юй аньлэ [Mandarin, Palladius], šɛn juj juxuanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], sy juj anʹlɛ [Mandarin, Palladius], sāng yū yāu waahn, séi yū ōn lohk [Cantonese, Yale], sang¹ jy¹ jau¹ waan⁶, sei² jy¹ on¹ lok⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], seng¹ yu¹ yeo¹ wan⁶, séi² yu¹ on¹ log⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 生于忧患,死于安乐
Etymology: From Mencius (《孟子·告子下》) Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|(《孟子·告子下》)}} (《孟子·告子下》) Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 生於憂患,死於安樂
  1. Life springs from sorrow and calamity; death comes from ease and pleasure. Wikipedia link: Mencius (book)
    Sense id: en-生於憂患,死於安樂-zh-proverb-dXJerkBG Categories (other): Cantonese proverbs, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese proverbs, Mandarin proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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      "ipa": "/sɐŋ⁵⁵ jyː⁵⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵ waːn²² sei̯³⁵ jyː⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵ lɔːk̚²/",
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      "zh-pron": "сы юй аньлэ"
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      "zh-pron": "šɛn juj juxuanʹ"
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      "zh-pron": "sy juj anʹlɛ"
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      "ipa": "/ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯än⁵¹ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵ ˀän⁵⁵ lɤ⁵¹/",
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      "zh-pron": "sang¹ jy¹ jau¹ waan⁶, sei² jy¹ on¹ lok⁹"
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      "zh-pron": "seng¹ yu¹ yeo¹ wan⁶, séi² yu¹ on¹ log⁶"
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      "ipa": "/sɐŋ⁵⁵ jyː⁵⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵ waːn²² sei̯³⁵ jyː⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵ lɔːk̚²/",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/sɐŋ⁵⁵ jyː⁵⁵ jɐu̯⁵⁵ waːn²² sei̯³⁵ jyː⁵⁵ ɔːn⁵⁵ lɔːk̚²/"
    }
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  "word": "生於憂患,死於安樂"
}

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