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磨穿鐵硯
简 磨穿铁砚 · 繁 磨穿鐵硯Mandarin · pinyin mó chuān tiě yàn
Meanings
- to grind one's way through an ink stone
- to persevere in a difficult task (idiom)
- to study diligently (idiom)
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Mandarin tones
2–1–3–4 · mo2 chuan1 tie3 yan4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
mo4 cyun1 tit3 jin2 · mo4 cyun1 tit3 jin6
Cantonese word readings for 磨穿鐵硯. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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mo4 cyun1 tit3 jin6
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
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phrase
- (figuratively) to show extreme diligence in one's studies
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