mó chǔ chéng zhēn
to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
to study diligently
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
to study diligently
xuè liú piāo chǔ
enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood
blood bath
jīn gāng chǔ
vajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)