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好事多悭
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好事多悭 — “Good things often encounter difficulties or are hard to achieve”

好事多悭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good things often encounter difficulties or are hard to achieve”. Literally, “Good things often are scarce or difficult”.

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好事多悭 Pronunciation and Pinyin

好事多悭 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
好
hǎo6good, well, okay, very
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking
多
duō6many, much, more
悭
qiān10stingy, unwilling to spend

Example Sentence with 好事多悭

他们俩的缘分真是好事多悭,经历了重重考验才修成正果。
Their destined love was truly hard-won; they endured many trials before finally achieving a happy outcome.

Idioms Related to 好事多悭

Synonyms of 好事多悭

  • hǎo好shì事duō多fáng妨Good things often encounter many difficulties
  • hǎo好shì事duō多mó磨Good things meet with many twists and turns
  • hǎo好shì事tiān天qiān悭Good things seldom come easy

More idioms starting with 好

  • hào好dān丹fēi非sù素show strong partiality or prejudice
  • hào好wéi为shì事duān端fond of stirring up trouble
  • hào好wéi为rén人shī师fond of lecturing others
  • hǎo好luàn乱lè乐huò祸love causing trouble and mischief
  • hǎo好le了chuāng疮bā疤wàng忘le了tòng痛forget past pain once healed
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事chuán传qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事yáng扬qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hǎo好shì事bù不chū出mén门,,è恶shì事xíng行qiān千lǐ里Bad news travels fast
  • hào好shì事zhī之tú徒a busybody or meddler

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Questions about 好事多悭

What does 好事多悭 mean?

好事多悭 (hǎo shì duō qiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good things often encounter difficulties or are hard to achieve”.

How do you pronounce 好事多悭?

好事多悭 is pronounced hǎo shì duō qiān in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 好事多悭 literally mean?

Literally, 好事多悭 means “Good things often are scarce or difficult”. It is used to mean “Good things often encounter difficulties or are hard to achieve”.

What is the Chinese definition of 好事多悭?

犹言好事多磨。

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