perseverence spells success(mó chǔ zuò zhēn)

perseverence spells success

Grinding a pestle to make a needle is a Chinese idiom. Its pronunciation is m ó ch ǔ Zu ò zh ē n. It refers to grinding an iron pestle into a fine spirit like a needle. It means that as long as you are willing to work hard, no matter how hard it is, you can do it. From Fang Yu Sheng Lan Mo Zhen Xi.

The origin of Idioms

In Fang Yu Sheng Lan Mo Zhen Xi written by Zhu Mu of Song Dynasty, "Pengshan is at the foot of Xiang'er mountain, and it is said that Li Bai is reading in the mountain. If you don't succeed in learning, give up. It's a stream to cross, and a pestle to grind when you meet an old man. Bai asked, "what is it?" He said, "I want to be a needle ear." White sense of his words, but also death

Idiom usage

It can be used as predicate, attribute and object

Examples

Patience and persistence, such as pestle and needle, regardless of the years, this kind of hard work also looks like. Tao An Ji Zi Jian Lu I by Huang Chunyao in Ming Dynasty

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