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磨穿铁砚

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4-character word Traditional 磨穿鐵硯

What 磨穿铁砚 means

1. to grind one's way through an ink stone
2. to persevere in a difficult task (idiom)
3. to study diligently (idiom)

The characters in 磨穿铁砚

• 磨móto rub; to grind; to polish
• 穿chuānto bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to go through (e.g. a tunnel)…
• 铁tiěiron (metal); arms; weapons
• 砚yànink-stone