千錘百鍊

简 千锤百炼 · 繁 千錘百鍊
Mandarin · pinyin qiān chuí bǎi liàn

Meanings

  1. after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom)
  2. the vicissitudes of life
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千
qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
錘
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百
bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
鍊
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锤
chuí · balance weight on scale; hammer
炼
liàn · smelt, refine; distill, condense
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1–2–3–4 · qian1 chui2 bai3 lian4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

cin1 seoi4 baak3 lin6

Cantonese word readings for 千錘百鍊. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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cin1 ceoi4 baak3 lin6

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千錘百鍊 · qian1 chui2 bai3 lian4
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Exact source record千錘百鍊 千锤百炼 [qian1 chui2 bai3 lian4] /after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom)/the vicissitudes of life/