只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 - Zhictionary

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只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針

只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针

zhǐyàogōngfushēn,tiěchǔmóchéngzhēn

If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
cf idiom 磨杵成針, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
to study diligently

Entry Composition

so long as; provided; if

skill
art
kung fu
labor
effort

old variant of 深 shēn

deep (lit. and fig.)

iron (metal)
arms
weapons
hard
strong
violent
unshakeable
determined
close
tight (slang)

pestle
to poke

to rub
to grind
to polish
to sharpen
to wear down
to die out
to waste time
to pester
to insist

to succeed
to finish
to complete
to accomplish
to become
to turn into
to be all right
OK!
one tenth

needle
pin
injection
stitch

classifiers: 根, 支

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