rén​yī​jǐ​bǎi

to work a hundred times harder

  • created sense approved 人一己百 · rén​yī​jǐ​bǎi · to work a hundred times harder — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人一己百

    rén​yī​jǐ​bǎi

    to work a hundred times harder

    To exert oneself a hundred times harder than others to achieve the same result; used to encourage diligent effort in order to catch up to others.

    人 (literal) → 人 · rén · other people 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 己 (literal) → 己 · jǐ · self 百 (literal) → 百 · bǎi · hundred

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