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水
滴
石
穿
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Jyutping
seoi2 dik1 sek6 cyun1
Pinyin
shuǐ dī shí chuān
Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
proverb
little strokes fell great oaks
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
(沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
水滴石穿。
水滴石穿。
shuǐ dī shí chuān 。
Constant dripping wears away a stone.
Little strokes fell big oaks.