良工心苦 liáng gōng xīn kǔ

DEFINITIONS

  1. expert craft from hard practice (idiom); hard-won skill
  2. A masterpiece demands suffering.

CHARACTERS

良 liáng
HSK 5
good, virtuous, respectable
工 gōng
HSK 1
labor, work; worker, laborer
心 xīn
HSK 3
heart; mind, intelligence; soul
苦 kǔ
HSK 4
bitter; hardship, suffering