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鐵杵成針

简 铁杵成针 · 繁 鐵杵成針
Mandarin · pinyin tiě chǔ chéng zhēn

Meanings

  1. see 磨杵成針 mó chǔ chéng zhēn
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鐵
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杵
chǔ · pestle; baton used beat clothes
成
chéng · completed, finished, fixed
針
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铁
tiě · iron; strong, solid, firm
针
zhēn · needle; pin; tack; acupuncture
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Entries containing 鐵杵成針 ↗Words written with 鐵 ↗Words written with 杵 ↗Words written with 成 ↗Words written with 針 ↗Words written with 铁 ↗Words written with 针 ↗

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3–3–2–1 · tie3 chu3 cheng2 zhen1

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tit3 cyu5 sing4 zam1

Cantonese word readings for 鐵杵成針. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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