鐵杵磨針
tiě​chǔ​mó​zhēn

steady effort yields success

  • created reference approved 铁杵磨针/鐵杵磨針 → 铁杵磨成针/鐵杵磨成針 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铁杵磨针 / 鐵杵磨針 tiě​chǔ​mó​zhēn

    铁杵磨成针 / 鐵杵磨成針 tiě​chǔ​mó​chéng​zhēn

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  • created sense approved 铁杵磨针/鐵杵磨針 · tiě​chǔ​mó​zhēn · steady effort yields success — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    铁杵磨针 / 鐵杵磨針

    tiě​chǔ​mó​zhēn

    steady effort yields success

    Grind a metal rod into a needle; used to describe how persistence and steady effort can achieve even the most difficult tasks or work miracles.

    铁 (literal) → 铁/鐵 · tiě · iron 杵 (literal) → 杵 · chǔ · pestle 磨 (literal) → 磨 · mó · to rub 针 (literal) → 针/針 · zhēn · needle

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