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百煉成鋼

简 百炼成钢 · 繁 百煉成鋼
Mandarin · pinyin bǎi liàn chéng gāng

Meanings

  1. to be tempered into a steel
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Characters in this entry

百
bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
煉
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成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
鋼
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炼
liàn · smelt, refine; distill, condense
钢
gāng · steel; hard, strong, tough
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Mandarin tones

3–4–2–1 · bai3 lian4 cheng2 gang1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baak3 lin6 sing4 gong3

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baak3 lin6 sing4 gong3

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to be forged in repeated struggles

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