磨穿铁砚
Traditional form:
磨穿鐵硯
Pinyin (reading):
móchuāntiěyàn
Definitions:
- to grind one's way through an ink stone
- to persevere in a difficult task (idiom)
- to study diligently (idiom)
Characters:
- 磨 - millstone; to grind, to polish, to rub, to wear out
- 穿 - to drill, to pierce; to dress, to wear
- 铁 - iron; strong, solid, firm
- 砚 - inkstone
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