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精誠所至，金石為開

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Mandarin · pinyin jīng chéng suǒ zhì , jīn shí wèi kāi

lit. metal and stone yield to power of sincerity (idiom)
fig. no difficulty is insurmountable if one is sincere

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精: jīng · essence; semen; spirit
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所: suǒ · place, location; numerary adjunct
至: zhì · reach, arrive; extremely, very; Kangxi radical 133
金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
石: shí · stone, rock, mineral; Kangxi radical 112
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開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
诚: chéng · sincere, honest; true, real
为: wèi · do, handle, govern, act; be
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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