大難不死,必有後福 dà nàn bù sǐ , bì yǒu hòu fú

DEFINITIONS

  1. one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)

CHARACTERS

大 dà big, great, vast, large, high
難 nàn difficult, arduous, hard; unable
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
死 sǐ die; dead; death
必 bì surely, most certainly; must
有 yǒu have, own, possess; exist
後 hòu behind, rear, after; descendents
福 fú happiness, good fortune, blessing