精诚所加，金石为开
jīng​chéng​suǒ​jiā​jīn​shí​wèi​kāi

sincerity can move mountains

  • created sense approved 精诚所加，金石为开/精誠所加，金石為開 · jīng​chéng​suǒ​jiā​jīn​shí​wèi​kāi · sincerity can move mountains — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    精诚所加，金石为开 / 精誠所加，金石為開

    jīng​chéng​suǒ​jiā​jīn​shí​wèi​kāi

    sincerity can move mountains

    No difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere; literally, metal and stone will open when sincerity is applied

    精诚 (literal) → 精诚/精誠 · jīng​chéng · absolute sincerity 所 (literal) → 所 · suǒ · [relative] 加 (literal) → 加 · jiā · to apply ， (non_chinese) 金石 (literal) → 金石 · jīn​shí · metal and stone 为 (literal) → 为/為 · wéi · to be 开 (literal) → 开/開 · kāi · to open

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    created sense