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磨mo4杵cyu5成sing4針zam1

simp磨杵成针
mo4 cyu5 sing4 zam1mó chǔ chéng zhēn

English

  1. to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  2. to study diligently

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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