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恨铁不成钢

hèn tiě bù chéng gāng

5-character word Traditional 恨鐵不成鋼

What 恨铁不成钢 means

1. lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom)
2. fig. frustrated with sb who has failed to meet one's expectations

The characters in 恨铁不成钢

• 恨hènto hate; to regret
• 铁tiěiron (metal); arms; weapons
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
• 钢gāngsteel

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