make up for lack of natural talent by hard work(jiāng qín bǔ zhuō)

make up for lack of natural talent by hard work

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is Ji ā ngq í Nb ǔ Zhu ō, which means to make up for clumsiness with diligence. It comes from the 24 rhymes of Zizhi junzhai.

The origin of Idioms

In the twenty four rhymes of Zizhi junzhai written by Bai Juyi of Tang Dynasty, it is said that "there is no quietness to save trouble, but no diligence to mend clumsiness."

Idiom usage

To make up for awkwardness with diligence.

Chinese PinYin : jiāng qín bǔ zhuō