To master Chinese, begin with characters, move to words, and then idioms. Here’s the idiom 「來處不易」 explained, free of charge.
This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「來處不易」, with its definition and usage detailed below.
It means that the success of something or the acquisition of wealth is the result of hard work.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
lái chù bù yì
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
loi4 chyu5 bat1 yi6
There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.

