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吃得苦中苦,方為人上人

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: ngeg4 dig4 kou2 dang1 kou2
POJ: ngurk-tik-khó͘-tang-khó͘
Variety: chaozhou
Peng'im: huang1 ui5 nang5 ziên7 nang5
POJ: huang-uî-nâng-tsiēⁿ-nâng
Variety: chaozhou

Meanings and usage

idiom: no pain, no gain
吃得苦中苦,方為人上人

2 candidate readings from Wiktionary — genuine Chaozhou colloquial form not yet confirmed by a speaker. The two 'readings' are the pronunciations of the phrase's two clauses (吃得苦中苦 / 方為人上人), not alternate pronunciations of the same text, and are kept together as the full reading of the idiom.

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