Lěng liàn “sāniǔ”; rè liàn “sānfú.”

冷練“三九” 熱練“三伏”。

Lit [One must] train in the coldest days of winter [and in] the hottest days of summer.

Fig Only in situations of extreme hardship can one train oneself to be strong.

Note [Note: sānjiǔ(tiān) refers to the third nine-day period following the winter solstice, and sānfú refers to the three ten-day periods of the hot season.]

Topics COLD HARDSHIPS HEAT sānfú sānjiǔ (tiān) STRENGTH TRAINING