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千錘百鍊

简千锤百炼 · 繁千錘百鍊

Mandarin · pinyin qiān chuí bǎi liàn

after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom)
the vicissitudes of life

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千: qiān · thousand; many, numerous; very; (Cant.) a cheater, swindler
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百: bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
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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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cin1 seoi4 baak3 lin6

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