胼手胝足

Traditional form:

胼手胝足

Pinyin (reading):

piánshǒuzhīzú

Definitions:

• lit. with calluses on hands and feet (idiom)
• fig. to work one's fingers to the bone

Characters:

• 胼 - corn, callus
• 手 - hand
• 胝 - corn, callus
• 足 - foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough

Traditional characters:

• 胼 - corn, callus
• 手 - hand
• 胝 - corn, callus
• 足 - foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough