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刻苦鑽研

简刻苦钻研 · 繁刻苦鑽研

Mandarin · pinyin kè kǔ zuān yán

to study diligently

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刻: kè · carve, engrave; quarter hour
苦: kǔ · bitter; hardship, suffering
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研: yán · grind, rub; study, research
钻: zuān · drill, bore; pierce; diamond

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4–3–1–2 · ke4 ku3 zuan1 yan2

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hak1 fu2 zyun3 jin4

Cantonese word readings for 刻苦鑽研. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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