滴水穿石
dī​shuǐ​chuān​shí

persistence overcomes all difficulties

  • created reference approved 滴水穿石 → 水滴石穿 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    滴水穿石 dī​shuǐ​chuān​shí

    水滴石穿 shuǐ​dī​shí​chuān

    same_as

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  • created sense approved 滴水穿石 · dī​shuǐ​chuān​shí · persistence overcomes all difficulties — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    滴水穿石

    dī​shuǐ​chuān​shí

    persistence overcomes all difficulties

    literally dripping water penetrates stone; constant perseverance yields success or you can achieve any goal if you work hard without giving up

    滴水 (literal) → 滴水 · dī​shuǐ · dripping water 穿 (literal) → 穿 · chuān · to pierce 石 (literal) → 石 · shí · stone

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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