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April showers bring May flowers

  1. The month of April, traditionally a rainy period, gives way to May, when flowers will bloom because of the water provided to them by the April rains.
  2. (by extension, figurative) A period of discomfort or hardship can provide the basis for a period of happiness and joy.

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  • Chinese: Mandarin: 塞翁失馬，焉知非福 / 塞翁失马，焉知非福 (zh) (sàiwēng shī mǎ, yānzhī fēi fú)
  • Spanish: marzo ventoso y abril lluvioso sacan a mayo florido y hermoso, año de nieves, año de bienes

See also

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  • every dark cloud has a silver lining
  • ne'er cast a clout till May be out
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