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Chinese
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as long as; provided; so long as
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time; efforts
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deep; profound
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grindstone; to sharpen; to delay grindstone; to sharpen; to delay; hardship; to grind; to rub
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finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth
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needle; pin; injection
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| trad. (只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針)
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只要
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功夫
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深
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，
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鐵杵
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磨
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成
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針
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| simp. (只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针)
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只要
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功夫
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深
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，
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铁杵
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磨
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成
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针
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| Literally: “If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.”
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Etymology
From a story about poet Li Bai, recorded in Fangyu Shenglan (《方輿勝覽》).
Pronunciation
Proverb
只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針
- Diligence is the mother of success. / Practice makes perfect.
Descendants