Cónglái hǎoshì duō fēngxiǎn; zìgǔ guā'ér kǔ hòu tián.

從來好事多風險, 自古瓜兒苦後甜。

Lit [It has] ever [been the case that the realization of] good things is usually [preceded by] difficulties, [just as it has] always [been that] melons [taste] bitter before [they taste] sweet.

Fig The road to happiness is never smooth.

Note [Rhyme; the noun suffix -ér is pronounced as an independent syllable to preserve the meter (jiézòu).]

Topics DIFFICULTIES HAPPINESS jiézòu rhyme