Korean Four-Character Idioms
고진감래
苦盡甘來
Word for word
“when the bitter ends, the sweet comes”
What it means
Hard times end and good times follow.
When you'd use it
Congratulating someone after a long struggle.
Example
삼 년 준비 끝에 합격했어. 고진감래다!Three years of preparation and I passed. Sweet after bitter!