in poetry one gains depth after suffering(qióng ér hòu gōng)

in poetry one gains depth after suffering

In Chinese, the Pinyin is Qi ó ng é RH ò UG ō ng. In the old days, it was believed that the poorer the literati were, the better their poems would be. From preface to Mei Shengyu's poetry collection.

Notes on Idioms

Worker: exquisite, wonderful.

The origin of Idioms

In the preface to Mei Shengyu's poetry anthology by Ouyang Xiu of Song Dynasty, it is said that "however, it is not poetry that can help the poor, and those who are almost poor will work later."

Idiom usage

Contraction; as predicate and object; with commendatory meaning.

Chinese PinYin : qióng ér hòu gōng