khổ tận cam lai
Sau nhiều năm vất vả, cuối cùng họ cũng đạt được thành công, thật đúng là khổ tận cam lai.
Definition
- Idiom:
- Bitter ends, sweet begins: A figurative expression describing a situation where a prolonged period of hardship, suffering, or bitterness has finally concluded, and a new period of happiness, ease, or sweetness is beginning. It conveys the idea of a complete turnaround in fortune.
Usage Examples
- Idiom:
- Sau nhiều năm vất vả, công ty của họ cuối cùng cũng có lãi, đúng là khổ tận cam lai. (After many difficult years, their company is finally profitable, truly, bitter ends, sweet begins.)
- Cô ấy đã vượt qua kỳ thi khó khăn và nhận được học bổng. Khổ tận cam lai. (She passed the difficult exam and received a scholarship. Bitter ends, sweet begins.)
Advanced Usage
- The idiom is often used as a standalone comment or observation to summarize a positive change in circumstances following struggle. It can offer consolation or hope, implying that enduring difficulty will eventually be rewarded.
Variants and Related Words
- Hết khổ đến sướng (Idiom): Suffering ends, happiness comes. A more direct, proverbial phrase with the same core meaning.
- Sau cơn mưa trời lại sáng (Idiom): After the rain comes sunshine. A related idiom emphasizing that good times follow bad times.
Synonyms
- Every cloud has a silver lining: Suggests a hopeful aspect in a difficult situation.
- Light at the end of the tunnel: Indicates that a difficult period is nearing its end.
- Turn of fortune: A change from bad luck to good luck.
Related Idioms
- Cái rủi là cái may: Misfortune turns into luck. Highlights a situation where an apparent setback leads to a beneficial outcome.
- Trong cái rủi có cái may: Within misfortune there is luck. Similar to the above, emphasizing finding opportunity in difficulty.