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只要工夫深，鐵杵磨成針
zi2 jiu3 gung1 fu1 sam1 tit3 cyu5 mo4 sing4 zam1
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Constant grinding can turn an iron rod into a needle; Perseverance spells success; If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron rod into a needle; Little strokes fell great oaks. Also written: 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針  Level: 4 Google Frequency: 2,160 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:只 zi2 - only; merely; just; simplified for 隻要 jiu3 jiu1 - want; must; shall; important; demand; if 工 gung1 - labour; work 夫 fu1 fu4 - husband; male adult; manual worker 深 sam1 - deep ， - (not in database) 鐵 tit3 - iron; arms; ironclad; strong; cruel 杵 cyu5 - pestle; poke 磨 mo4 mo6 - rub; grind; wear down; mill 成 sing4 seng4 - succeed; achieve; grow; one tenth; whole 針 zam1 - needle; injection; stitich; acupuncture | ||
One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:
只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
zi2 jiu3 gung1 fu1 sam1 tit3 cyu5 mo4 sing4 zam1 = Constant grinding can turn an iron rod into a needle |
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