磨穿铁砚(mó chuān tiě yàn)

4 charactersTrad. 磨穿鐵硯

to grind one's way through an ink stone

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Word information

Pinyin
mó chuān tiě yàn
Meaning
to grind one's way through an ink stone
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
磨穿鐵硯

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