磨穿鐵硯

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Chinese[edit]

 
grindstone; to sharpen; to delay
grindstone; to sharpen; to delay; hardship; to grind; to rub
 
to bore through; pierce; perforate
to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to dress; to wear; to put on; to thread
iron ink-stone
trad. (磨穿鐵硯) 穿
simp. (磨穿铁砚) 穿

Pronunciation[edit]


Idiom[edit]

磨穿鐵硯

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

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
穿
Grade: S Jinmeiyō Hyōgaiji Jinmeiyō
For pronunciation and definitions of 磨穿鐵硯 – see the following entry.
磨穿鉄硯ませんてっけん
[noun] showing unyielding diligence in one's studies; wearing a hole through one's metal inkstone from constant studying
(This term, 磨穿鐵硯, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)