粵

砥dai2礪lai6

simp砥砺
dai2 lai6dǐ lì

English

  1. whetstone
  2. encouragement; a sharpening stone
  3. (lit. and fig.) to hone; to sharpen
  4. to encourage
  5. to practice and drill very hard
  6. grinding stone

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 磨練、刻苦鍛鍊
  2. 磨刀石,精細嘅係砥,粗糙嘅係礪

Examples

  • 互相砥礪

    to practice and drill very hard with each other

Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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