磨穿铁砚
mó​chuān​tiě​yàn

to study diligently

  • created reference approved 磨穿铁砚/磨穿鐵硯 → 铁砚磨穿/鐵硯磨穿 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨穿铁砚 / 磨穿鐵硯 mó​chuān​tiě​yàn

    铁砚磨穿 / 鐵硯磨穿 tiě​yàn​mó​chuān

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    created reference

  • created sense approved 磨穿铁砚/磨穿鐵硯 · mó​chuān​tiě​yàn · to study diligently — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    磨穿铁砚 / 磨穿鐵硯

    mó​chuān​tiě​yàn

    to study diligently

    to grind one's way through an iron inkstone; to study assiduously or persevere in one's learning for a long time

    磨 (literal) → 磨 · mó · to rub 穿 (literal) → 穿 · chuān · to pierce 铁 (literal) → 铁/鐵 · tiě · iron 砚 (literal) → 砚/硯 · yàn · inkstone

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