Sharpen the lead
Mo lead CE Jian, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ó Qi ā NC è Ji ǎ n, which means sharpening a blunt knife and whipping a donkey. It refers to doing it with effort. It comes from the book with Chen geishi.
The origin of Idioms
Bai Juyi's book of affairs with Chen gei in the Tang Dynasty: "you can go forward with him and beg for a word, but a boy will sharpen his courage and forge ahead."
Idiom usage
To do as best as possible.
Chinese PinYin : mó qiān cè jiǎn
Sharpen the lead
Slander and grind to the bone. jī chán mó gǔ
drift from one place to another. sì hǎi piāo líng
Dogs and pigs don't eat the rest. gǒu zhū bù shí qí yú
The condition is exposed and the strength exhausted.. qíng xiàn lì qū