苦尽甘来 kǔ jìn gān lái

DEFINITIONS

  1. bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning

CHARACTERS

苦 kǔ bitter; hardship, suffering
尽 jìn exhaust, use up; deplete
甘 gān sweetness; sweet, tasty
来 lái come, coming; return, returning