created reference approved 水滴石穿 → 绳锯木断/繩鋸木斷 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
水滴石穿 shuǐdīshíchuān
绳锯木断 / 繩鋸木斷 shéngjùmùduàn
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created reference approved 水滴石穿 → 持之以恒/持之以恆 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
水滴石穿 shuǐdīshíchuān
持之以恒 / 持之以恆 chízhīyǐhéng
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created sense approved 水滴石穿 · shuǐdīshíchuān · constant perseverance yields success — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
水滴石穿
shuǐdīshíchuān
constant perseverance yields success
literally "dripping water penetrates the stone"; used as an idiom to describe how persistent effort and staying power can overcome even the greatest difficulties
水 (literal) → 水 · shuǐ · water 滴 (literal) → 滴 · dī · to drip 石 (literal) → 石 · shí · stone 穿 (literal) → 穿 · chuān · to pierce
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