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百煉成鋼

简百炼成钢 · 繁百煉成鋼

Mandarin · pinyin bǎi liàn chéng gāng

to be tempered into a steel

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百: bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
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成: chéng · completed, finished, fixed
鋼: Look up this written character
炼: liàn · smelt, refine; distill, condense
钢: gāng · steel; hard, strong, tough

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3–4–2–1 · bai3 lian4 cheng2 gang1

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baak3 lin6 sing4 gong3

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(idiomatic) to be forged in repeated struggles

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