吃得苦中苦，方为人上人

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人
chīdékǔzhōngkǔ,fāngwéirénshàngrén
  1. one cannot achieve glory and wealth without having been through trials and tribulations (proverb)
  2. no pain, no gain

CEDICT

Entry Composition

=1 吃 chī
  1. to eat; to consume
  2. to eat at (a cafeteria etc)
  3. to eradicate; to destroy
  4. to absorb
  5. to suffer (shock, injury, defeat etc)
=1 吃 chī variant of 吃 chī
=2 得 dé
  1. to obtain
  2. to get
  3. to gain
  4. to catch (a disease)
  5. proper
  6. suitable
  7. proud
  8. contented
  9. to allow
  10. to permit
  11. ready
  12. finished
=2 得 de structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
3 苦 kǔ
  1. bitter
  2. hardship
  3. pain
  4. to suffer
  5. to bring suffering to
  6. painstakingly
4 中 zhōng
  1. within; among; in
  2. middle; center
  3. while (doing sth); during
  4. (dialect) OK; all right
5 苦 kǔ
  1. bitter
  2. hardship
  3. pain
  4. to suffer
  5. to bring suffering to
  6. painstakingly
6 方 fāng
  1. square
  2. power or involution (math.)
  3. upright
  4. honest
  5. fair and square
  6. direction
  7. side
  8. party (to a contract, dispute etc)
  9. place
  10. method
  11. prescription (medicine)
  12. just when
  13. only or just
  14. classifier for square things
  15. abbr. for square or cubic meter
7 为人 wéirén
  1. to conduct oneself
  2. behavior; conduct; personal character
8 上人 shàngrén
  1. (chiefly Northeastern Mandarin, of restaurants, theatres, etc.) to have customers come in continuously
  2. (honorific) monk
  3. (literary) master; leader; monarch
  4. (literary) someone who is virtuous and wise
  5. (literary) to transcend someone
  6. master; leader; monarch
  7. monk
  8. someone who is virtuous and wise
  9. to have customers come in continuously
  10. to transcend someone