"磨穿鐵硯" meaning in Chinese

See 磨穿鐵硯 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /mu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /mɔː²¹ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ tʰiːt̚³ jiːn²²/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 磨穿铁砚 [Simplified-Chinese]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 磨穿鐵硯
  1. (figuratively) to show extreme diligence in one's studies Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "磨穿铁砚",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
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      },
      "expansion": "磨穿鐵硯",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to show extreme diligence in one's studies"
      ],
      "id": "en-磨穿鐵硯-zh-phrase-ozo49dgq",
      "links": [
        [
          "show",
          "show"
        ],
        [
          "extreme",
          "extreme"
        ],
        [
          "diligence",
          "diligence"
        ],
        [
          "studies",
          "study"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to show extreme diligence in one's studies"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "móchuāntiěyàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄇㄛˊ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mo⁴ cyun¹ tit³ jin⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "móchuāntiěyàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄇㄛˊ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "móchuantiěyàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mo²-chʻuan¹-tʻieh³-yen⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mwó-chwān-tyě-yàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mochuantieeyann"
    },
    {
      "roman": "močuanʹtejanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "мочуаньтеянь"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mo⁴ cyun¹ tit³ jin⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mòh chyūn tit yihn"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mo⁴ tsyn¹ tit⁸ jin⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mo⁴ qun¹ tid³ yin⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔː²¹ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ tʰiːt̚³ jiːn²²/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "磨穿鐵硯"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "磨穿铁砚",
      "tags": [
        "Simplified-Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "磨穿鐵硯",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 硯",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 磨",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 穿",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 鐵",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to show extreme diligence in one's studies"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "show",
          "show"
        ],
        [
          "extreme",
          "extreme"
        ],
        [
          "diligence",
          "diligence"
        ],
        [
          "studies",
          "study"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to show extreme diligence in one's studies"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "móchuāntiěyàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄇㄛˊ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mo⁴ cyun¹ tit³ jin⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "móchuāntiěyàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄇㄛˊ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "móchuantiěyàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mo²-chʻuan¹-tʻieh³-yen⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mwó-chwān-tyě-yàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mochuantieeyann"
    },
    {
      "roman": "močuanʹtejanʹ",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "мочуаньтеянь"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mu̯ɔ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mo⁴ cyun¹ tit³ jin⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mòh chyūn tit yihn"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mo⁴ tsyn¹ tit⁸ jin⁶"
    },
    {
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "mo⁴ qun¹ tid³ yin⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔː²¹ t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ tʰiːt̚³ jiːn²²/",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "磨穿鐵硯"
}

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