toil first and then enjoy the fruits

toil first and then enjoy the fruits

It's a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Xi ā NN á NH ò Uhu ò, which means to work first and then gain. It's a metaphor for not enjoying success.

Idiom explanation

Hard: hard, hard; gain: gain. Work first, then gain. It's a metaphor for not enjoying success.

Idioms and allusions

It comes from the Analects of Confucius Yongye written by Lu kongqiu in the spring and Autumn Period: "benevolence is difficult first and then obtained. It can be called benevolence."

Discrimination of words

Therefore, the master took ~ as benevolence. In the book of reply to Lin Tuisi written by Zhu Xi of Song Dynasty, it is used as predicate and object; it is used as a metaphor to say that one does not sit back and enjoy one's success. synonyms bitter before sweet