皇天不負苦心人

皇天不负苦心人
huángtiānbùfùkǔxīnrén

Heaven helps those who help themselves; Providence doesn't let down a man who does his best.

Wiktionary

Homographs

皇天不負苦心人 Huángtiānbùfùkǔxīnrén Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.

Entry Composition

=1 皇天 Huángtiān August Heaven; Heaven as supreme deity (often paired with 后土 Hòutǔ, the Earth Deity)
=1 皇天 huángtiān
  1. (Wenzhounese) oh my God
  2. oh my God
  3. the great and almighty heavens above
2 不負 bùfù to live up to
3 苦心 kǔxīn
  1. painstaking effort
  2. to take a lot of trouble
  3. laborious at pains
4 人 rén person; people

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