磨穿铁砚

磨穿鐵硯
móchuāntiěyàn
  1. to grind one's way through an ink stone
  2. to persevere in a difficult task (idiom)
  3. to study diligently (idiom)

CEDICT

  1. (figuratively) to show extreme diligence in one's studies
  2. to show extreme diligence in one's studies

Wiktionary

比喻用功读书，持久不懈。参见「铁砚磨穿」条。

重編國語辭典

比喻用功读书，持久不懈

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 磨 mó
  1. to rub
  2. to grind
  3. to polish
  4. to sharpen
  5. to wear down
  6. to die out
  7. to waste time
  8. to pester
  9. to insist
2 穿 chuān
  1. to wear
  2. to put on
  3. to dress
  4. to bore through
  5. to pierce
  6. to perforate
  7. to penetrate
  8. to pass through
  9. to thread
3 铁 tiě
  1. iron (metal)
  2. arms
  3. weapons
  4. hard
  5. strong
  6. violent
  7. unshakeable
  8. determined
  9. close
  10. tight (slang)
4 砚 yàn ink-stone

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刻苦钻研 kèkǔzuānyán to study diligently
勤学苦练 qínxuékǔliàn
  1. to study diligently
  2. to train assiduously
夙兴夜寐 sùxīngyèmèi
  1. to rise early and sleep late (idiom); to work hard
  2. to study diligently
  3. to burn the candle at both ends
磨杵成针 móchǔchéngzhēn
  1. to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  2. to study diligently
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 zhǐyàogōngfushēn,tiěchǔmóchéngzhēn
  1. If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. cf idiom 磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
  3. to study diligently