只要功夫深,铁杵磨成针 [ zhǐ yào gōng fū shēn,tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn ]

基本释义

民间谚语。比喻人只要有毅力,肯下功夫,做任何事情都能成功。

出 处

宋·祝穆《方舆胜览·眉州·磨针溪》:世传李白读书象耳山中,学业未成,即弃去,“过是溪,逢老媪方磨铁杵,问之,曰:‘欲作针。’太白感其意,还卒业”。

英文翻译

to study diligently; cf idiom 磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.