铁杵 (tiě chǔ) — iron pestle (a tool for pounding); symbol of perseverance (from the idiom 铁杵磨成针)
Definition
Literally 'iron pestle' (a pounding tool), now used almost entirely as a symbol of perseverance, from the famous idiom 铁杵磨成针 ('grind an iron pestle into a needle').
noun
iron pestle (a tool for pounding)symbol of perseverance (from the idiom 铁杵磨成针)
Measure word · 根
Examples
- 铁杵。Gǔ dài de yào gōng cháng yòng tiě chǔ lái dǎo suì yào cái.Ancient medicine workers often used iron pestles to crush medicinal herbs.
- ，铁杵。Zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn, tiě chǔ yě néng mó chéng zhēn.With enough effort, even an iron pestle can be ground into a needle.
- 铁杵，。Tā xiàng tiě chǔ yí yàng, yòng yì lì bǎ bù kě néng biàn chéng le kě néng.Like an iron pestle, he turned the impossible into the possible through perseverance.
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