鍥而不捨 in All languages combined

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kʰiːt̚³ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sɛː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /kʰiːt̚³ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sɛː³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: qiè'érbùshě [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄜˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], kit³ ji⁴ bat¹ se² [Cantonese, Jyutping], qiè'érbùshě [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], ciè-érbùshě [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻieh⁴-êrh²-pu⁴-shê³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chyè-ér-bù-shě [Mandarin, Yale], chieherlbushee [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цеэрбушэ [Mandarin, Palladius], ceerbušɛ [Mandarin, Palladius], kit yìh bāt sé [Cantonese, Yale], kit⁸ ji⁴ bat⁷ se² [Cantonese, Pinyin], kid³ yi⁴ bed¹ sé² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: From Xunzi: : 鍥而舍之，朽木不折；鍥而不舍，金石可鏤。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]锲而舍之，朽木不折；锲而不舍，金石可镂。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: Xunzi, c. 3ʳᵈ century BCE Qiè ér shě zhī, xiǔmù bù zhé; qiè'érbùshě, jīnshí kě lòu. [Pinyin] If you start carving and give up, you will not be able to break even rotten wood, but if you start carving and do not give up, then you can engrave even metal and stone. Etymology templates: {{zh-x|鍥而舍{shě} 之，朽木不折；鍥而不舍{shě}，金石可鏤。|If you start carving and give up, you will not be able to break even rotten wood, but if you start carving and do not give up, then you can engrave even metal and stone.|CL|collapsed=y|ref=Xunzi}} 鍥而舍之，朽木不折；鍥而不舍，金石可鏤。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]锲而舍之，朽木不折；锲而不舍，金石可镂。 [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: Xunzi, c. 3ʳᵈ century BCE Qiè ér shě zhī, xiǔmù bù zhé; qiè'érbùshě, jīnshí kě lòu. [Pinyin] If you start carving and give up, you will not be able to break even rotten wood, but if you start carving and do not give up, then you can engrave even metal and stone. Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 鍥而不捨

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      "zh-pron": "kid³ yi⁴ bed¹ sé²"
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
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      "zh-pron": "kid³ yi⁴ bed¹ sé²"
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      "ipa": "/kʰiːt̚³ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sɛː³⁵/",
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kʰiːt̚³ jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ sɛː³⁵/"
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"鍥而不捨" meaning in All languages combined

Phrase [Chinese]