绳锯木断
shéng​jù​mù​duàn

perseverance will prevail

  • created reference approved 绳锯木断/繩鋸木斷 → 水滴石穿 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绳锯木断 / 繩鋸木斷 shéng​jù​mù​duàn

    水滴石穿 shuǐ​dī​shí​chuān

    synonym

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  • created sense approved 绳锯木断/繩鋸木斷 · shéng​jù​mù​duàn · perseverance will prevail — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    绳锯木断 / 繩鋸木斷

    shéng​jù​mù​duàn

    perseverance will prevail

    Literally "a rope can saw through wood"; a metaphor meaning that even small efforts, if maintained with persistence and constancy, can accomplish great tasks; often used alongside [[水滴石穿|水滴石穿|shui3 di1 shi2 chuan1]]

    绳 (literal) → 绳/繩 · shéng · rope 锯 (literal) → 锯/鋸 · jù · to saw 木 (literal) → 木 · mù · wood 断 (literal) → 断/斷 · duàn · to break

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