鐵杵成針
tiě​chǔ​chéng​zhēn

to grind an iron bar into a needle

  • created reference approved 铁杵成针/鐵杵成針 → 磨杵成针/磨杵成針 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铁杵成针 / 鐵杵成針 tiě​chǔ​chéng​zhēn

    磨杵成针 / 磨杵成針 mó​chǔ​chéng​zhēn

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 铁杵成针/鐵杵成針 · tiě​chǔ​chéng​zhēn · to grind an iron bar into a needle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铁杵成针 / 鐵杵成針

    tiě​chǔ​chéng​zhēn

    to grind an iron bar into a needle

    to grind an iron bar down to a needle; used to describe how constant perseverance and hard work will lead to success in even the most difficult tasks

    铁 (literal) → 铁/鐵 · tiě · iron 杵 (literal) → 杵 · chǔ · pestle 成 (literal) → 成 · chéng · to become 针 (literal) → 针/針 · zhēn · needle

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

    created sense