好事天悭 — “Good things often encounter difficulties or delays”
好事天悭 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good things often encounter difficulties or delays”. Good things seldom come easy. Literally, “Heaven begrudges good things”.
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好事天悭 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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他们期盼已久的展览，果然是好事天悭，直到最后一刻才解决了所有问题。
Their long-awaited exhibition, as expected, good things never come easy; all issues were resolved only at the very last moment.
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Synonyms of 好事天悭
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- 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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Open the tool →Questions about 好事天悭
What does 好事天悭 mean?
好事天悭 (hǎo shì tiān qiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Good things often encounter difficulties or delays”.
How do you pronounce 好事天悭?
好事天悭 is pronounced hǎo shì tiān qiān in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 好事天悭 literally mean?
Literally, 好事天悭 means “Heaven begrudges good things”. It is used to mean “Good things often encounter difficulties or delays”.
What is the Chinese definition of 好事天悭?
犹言好事多磨。