- 多难兴邦
- duōnàn-xīngbāng[foreign aggressions often awaken a nation from its slumbers and thus help make it strong; calamities always help to make a nation flourishing much distress regenerates a nation] 邦: 国家。 《左传·昭公四年》载: "邻国之难, 不可虞也。 或多难以固其国, 启其疆土; 或无难以丧其国, 失其守宇。 "后用"多难兴邦"指多灾多难, 使人民勤奋, 能把国家振兴起来
Advanced Chinese dictionary. 2013.