As long as you work hard, you can grind an iron pestle into a needle(zhǐ yào gōng fū shēn，tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn)

As long as you work hard, you can grind an iron pestle into a needle

Pinyin: Ti ě ch ǔ m ó ch é ngzh ē n

Pestle: a stick for pounding rice or clothes. proverb. It is a metaphor that as long as you are determined and willing to work hard, you can succeed in what is difficult.

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As long as you work hard, you can grind an iron pestle into a needle. proverb. It is a metaphor that as long as you are determined and willing to work hard, you can succeed in what is difficult. [pinyin code] zygz

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"Fang Yu Sheng Lan · Mei Zhou · Mo Zhen Xi" by Zhu Mu of Song Dynasty: it is said that Li Bai studies in Xiang'er mountain, but he abandons his studies when he fails. "Crossing the river, he grinds an iron pestle when he meets Lao Yi, and asks," I want to make a needle. " Taibai felt the meaning of it and returned to work.

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After five years of hard work, he has mastered English skillfully.

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Li Bai, a famous poet of Tang Dynasty, never studied seriously when he was a child. He often threw books out to play. One day, Li Bai met a white haired old woman who was grinding a big iron bar on a stone. She was curious and asked her what she was doing. The old woman told him to grind it into an embroidery needle. Li Bai was deeply moved. From then on, he studied hard and finally became a literary magnate.

Chinese PinYin : zhǐ yào gōng fū shēn，tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn