跛鳖千里
bǒ​biē​qiān​lǐ

persistence ensures success

  • created sense approved 跛鳖千里/跛鱉千里 · bǒ​biē​qiān​lǐ · persistence ensures success — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    跛鳖千里 / 跛鱉千里

    bǒ​biē​qiān​lǐ

    persistence ensures success

    a lame turtle can travel a thousand miles; metaphor meaning that even a person with limited ability can achieve great things through steady and unremitting effort

    跛 (literal) → 跛 · bǒ · to limp 鳖 (literal) → 鳖/鱉 · biē · soft-shelled turtle 千里 (literal) → 千里 · qiān​lǐ · a thousand li

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    created sense