hard-earned
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is sh à f è IX à NJ à, which means painstaking. From the East.
The origin of Idioms
Chapter 14 of Wei Wei's "the East" part 3: "this ghost who is afraid of death, it's really a lot of trouble!"
Idiom usage
Take care of one's mind. example nature is sublime, outstanding and beautiful. It takes pains to create the world. In Xu Chi's a tale of Huangshan, Dong Zhuo tried his best to usurp power.
hard-earned
shrink from no difficulty or danger - bù bì jiān xiǎn
provide relief for the poor and the helpless - zhèn qióng xù pín
congratulate each other and dust off their old official 's hats - tán guān xiāng qìng
get to the bottom of the matter - qióng yuán jìng wěi
a snipe and a clam locked in a fight - yù bàng xiāng wēi