生于忧患，死于安乐

生
生
于
於
忧
憂
患
患
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，
,
死
死
于
於
安
安
乐
樂
to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom) / life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure

Characters and words in 生于忧患，死于安乐

生
she̅ng = sh + (e)ng1
to be born / to give birth / life / to grow / raw / uncooked / student
生 = 牛 + 一 : Mnemonic symbol: a cradle.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) comforts a crying baby bull (牛) in a cradle (生) in front of the engine ((e)ng1) and plays him a tune on a flute (一).
于
yú = yu + Ø2
surname Yu
于
yú = yu + Ø2
to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / variant of 於|于[yu2]
于
於
yú = yu + Ø2
in / at / to / from / by / than / out of
于 = 亅 + 二 : Mnemonic symbol: prepositions are what glue the sentence together. Honey is as sticky as glue, so I'll represent 于 by a honey jar.

Yu the Great was assigned to repair the electrics of the space station's entrance, but instead she was snacking some honey from a honey jar. Now her capacitor got stuck in the honey and she has to use a crowbar to lever it out.
于
於
yú = yu + Ø2
(of time or place) in; at; on / (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for / (indicating a source) from; out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by
忧
憂
yo̅u = y + ou1
to worry / to concern oneself with / worried / anxiety / sorrow / (literary) to observe mourning
忧 = 尤 + 忄 : Maud Younger (y) received a medal (尤) for her nice fail (忄) in front of the outhouse (ou1), but now she's worried (忧) that someone will steal her flail since now it is so famous.
忧
憂
患
患
suffering / misery / hardship
患
huàn = hu + an4
to suffer (from illness) / to contract (a disease) / misfortune / trouble / danger / worry
患 = 串 + 心 : Helga Horse eats a skewer in the anthill's bathroom, with a terrible outcome: after taking the first bite, she suffers from a heart attack.
死
sǐ = s + Ø3
to die / impassable / uncrossable / inflexible / rigid / extremely / damned
死 = 匕 + 歹 : Shakespeare is scared to death when suddenly a witch attacks him with her ladle in the space station.
安
a̅n = Ø + an1
surname An
安
a̅n = Ø + an1
(bound form) calm; peaceful / to calm; to set at ease / safe; secure; in good health / content; satisfied (as in 安於|安于[an1 yu2]) / to place (sb) in a suitable position (job) / to install; to fix; to fit / to bring (a charge against sb) / to harbor (certain intentions) / ampere (abbr. for 安培[an1 pei2])
安 = 女 + 宀 : Albert Einstein prepared an experiment: He invented a new sport and tries it out himself. Using a seat belt, he jumps off anthill's roof. To his surprise, he lands in a graduation cap that Bessie Coleman put there to capture him.
死
死
于
於
安
安
乐
樂
see 生於憂患，死於安樂|生于忧患，死于安乐[sheng1 yu2 you1 huan4 , si3 yu2 an1 le4]
安
安
乐
樂
Anle District of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 Shi4], Taiwan
安
安
乐
樂
peace and happiness
乐
樂
lè = l + e4
surname Le
乐 = ⺁ + 朩 : Mnemonic symbol: a cheerleader
乐 = ⺁ + 朩 : In the elevator's bathroom, the cheerleader is beating Lancelot on the head with a banana tree just when Lancelot isn't watching, and laughing at him cheerfully. The cheerleader sneaked up on Lancelot by popping out of a sewage pipe.
乐
樂
yuè = yu + e4
surname Yue
乐
樂
lè = l + e4
happy / cheerful / to laugh
乐 = ⺁ + 朩 : Mnemonic symbol: a cheerleader
乐 = ⺁ + 朩 : In the elevator's bathroom, the cheerleader is beating Lancelot on the head with a banana tree just when Lancelot isn't watching, and laughing at him cheerfully. The cheerleader sneaked up on Lancelot by popping out of a sewage pipe.
乐
樂
yuè = yu + e4
music

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