苦尽甘来

kǔ jìn gān lái

bitterness finishes, sweetness begins (idiom); the hard times are over, the good times just beginning

苦

kǔ

bitter

尽

jìn

to use up

甘

gān

abbr. for Gansu Province 甘肅省|甘肃省[Gan1 su4 Sheng3]

来

lái

to come