恨铁不成钢
Traditional form:
恨鐵不成鋼
Pinyin (reading):
hèntiěbùchénggāng
Definitions:
- lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom)
- fig. frustrated with sb who has failed to meet one's expectations
Characters:
- 恨 - to dislike, to hate, to resent
- 铁 - iron; strong, solid, firm
- 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
- 成 - to accomplish; to become; to complete, to finish; to succeed
- 钢 - steel; hard, strong, tough
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