When life gives you lemons, make lemonade

Chinese translation: 随遇而安

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English term or phrase:	When life gives you lemons, make lemonade
Chinese translation:	随遇而安
Entered by:	Jeslynn Khoo

18:35 Jul 12, 2019

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English term or phrase: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade"

化干戈为玉帛 turn hostility into peace;

转危为安 / 化险为夷 turn danger into safety;

化压力为动力 turn the pressure of life into power;

转悲为喜 turn sorrow into joy;

化悲痛为力量 turn sadness into power;

变废为宝 turn rubbish into useful things;

化失败为教训 turn failure into lessons

化腐朽为神奇, similar to 变废为宝

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Richard Ramirez KudoZ activity Questions: 728 (2 open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 1
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随遇而安

Explanation:
词语解释
[feel at home wherever one is; accept the circumstances with good will]
处在任何环境都能适应并感到满足

成语解释
【解释】随：顺从；遇：遭遇。指能顺应环境，在任何境遇中都能满足。
【出处】清·刘献廷《广阳杂记》一：“随寓而安，斯真隐矣。”
【近义词】与世无争、随俗浮沉
【反义词】愤世嫉俗、愤愤不平

网络解释 百度百科
随遇而安是一个汉语成语，读音为 suí yù ér ān。指能顺应环境，在任何境遇中都能满足。

化压力/悲愤为动力或化悲痛为力量 也适合，视文章而定

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Jeslynn Khoo
Malaysia
Local time: 11:53

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4 +2

随遇而安

Jeslynn Khoo

4 +1

生活以痛吻我，我要报之以歌。

Randy Wong

逆來順受

Elena Chang

酸溜溜的生活也可調較成美味的檸檬冷飲

pkchan

既来之，则安之。（或”苦中作乐“）

Yongzhen Liu

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20 mins confidence:

when life gives you lemons, make lemonade\" 酸溜溜的生活也可調較成美味的檸檬冷飲

Explanation:
the closest from your list : 化腐朽为神奇

pkchan
United States
Local time: 23:53
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PRO pts in category: 58

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

when life gives you lemons, make lemonade

随遇而安

Jeslynn Khoo
Malaysia
Local time: 11:53
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Malay
PRO pts in category: 4

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6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

when life gives you lemons, make lemonade\" 生活以痛吻我，我要报之以歌。

Explanation:
泰戈尔 - 《飞鸟集》

Randy Wong
China
Local time: 11:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 144

4 days confidence:

when life gives you lemons, make lemonade 逆來順受

Explanation:
【逆來順受】When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Lemonade!
（字面意思：當生命給你又酸又苦的檸檬時，你可以把它做成又甜又好喝的檸檬汁。）
真正的意思：人生不如意事常八九。山不轉路轉，路不轉人轉，人不轉心轉。
若我們能逆來順受，換個角度心念一轉，化逆境為動力，也能夠逆轉乾坤。

Elena Chang
France
Local time: 05:53
Native speaker of:

Chinese

6 days confidence:

when life gives you lemons, make lemonade 既来之，则安之。（或”苦中作乐“）

Explanation:
when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
原句字面含义：生活给你柠檬，就用它来做柠檬汁。
注：柠檬是酸的，柠檬汁是新鲜柠檬经榨挤后得到的汁液，酸味极浓，伴有淡淡的苦涩和清香味道。
引申含义：生活给你磨难（困难，逆境等），你就要用它们来成就自己。

Example sentence(s):

小张初来乍到，人生地不熟的，过得很不开心。好友安慰他：既来之，则安之。

Yongzhen Liu
China
Local time: 11:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese

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