穷而后工 meaning in English
in poetry one gains depth after suffering.; being disgraced one's writing would be skillful -- the more adversity the author has, the better his writing is.; literary excellence is achieved only after many frustrations
Examples
- Poverty is the mother of all art
艺术之道，穷而后工。 - This article will firstly try to enumerate the literature talents of the sus ' family , and then mainly analyze the reasons why the sus ' literature family is so prosperous from three aspects with family influence , " only under the poor situation can poet write the delicate and marvelous poems " and region culture
本文首先梳理苏氏一家的文学人才，然后着重从家庭影响、 “诗穷而后工”与区域文化三个方面探讨了苏氏文学家庭兴盛的原因。