皇天不負苦心人 huáng tiān bù fù kǔ xīn rén

DEFINITIONS

  1. Heaven will not disappoint the person who tries (idiom). If you try hard, you're bound to succeed eventually.

CHARACTERS

皇 huáng royal, imperial; ruler, superior
天 tiān sky, heaven; god, celestial
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
負 fù load, burden; carry, bear
苦 kǔ bitter; hardship, suffering
心 xīn heart; mind, intelligence; soul
人 rén man; people; mankind; someone else