忧患余生 — “Remaining life after suffering and hardship”
忧患余生 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a life that has survived after enduring numerous hardships and sufferings; the remainder of one's life after experiencing great distress”. Literally, “Remaining life after suffering and hardship”.
忧患余生 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- yōu忧gōng公rú如jiā家worry about public affairs as family matters
- yōu忧gōng公wàng忘sī私put public interests before personal ones
- yōu忧gōng公wú无sī私selfless devotion to public good
- yōu忧xǐ喜jiāo交bìng并mixed feelings of sorrow and joy
- yōu忧guó国āi哀mín民worry about the nation and grieve for the people
- yōu忧guó国fèng奉gōng公worry about country, devote to public duty
- yōu忧guó国rú如jiā家worry about the country as one's home
- yōu忧guó国wàng忘jiā家worry about country, forget family
- yōu忧guó国wàng忘sī私worry about the country, forget self-interest
- yōu忧guó国wàng忘shēn身worry about the country, forget oneself
- yōu忧guó国yōu忧mín民worry about the country and its people
- yōu忧guó国xù恤mín民worry about country, care for people
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What does 忧患余生 mean?
忧患余生 (yōu huàn yú shēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a life that has survived after enduring numerous hardships and sufferings; the remainder of one's life after experiencing great distress”.
How do you pronounce 忧患余生?
忧患余生 is pronounced yōu huàn yú shēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 忧患余生 literally mean?
Literally, 忧患余生 means “Remaining life after suffering and hardship”. It is used to mean “a life that has survived after enduring numerous hardships and sufferings; the remainder of one's life after experiencing great distress”.
What is the Chinese definition of 忧患余生?
忧患：困苦患难；余生：大灾难后侥幸存活的生命。指饱经患难之后侥幸保全下来的生命。