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constant dripping wears away a stone; (same as 水滴石穿)

dī shuǐ chuān shí

滴 水 穿 石

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constant dripping wears away a stone; (same as 水滴石穿)
- sú huà shuō dī shuǐ chuān shí
  俗话说：滴水穿石。
  As the saying goes: constant dripping wears away a stone.
synonym
chí zhī yǐ héng持之以恒 qiè ér bù shě锲而不舍 shuǐ dī shí chuān水滴石穿 shéng jù mù duàn绳锯木断 tiě chǔ mó zhēn铁杵磨针 mó chuān tiě yàn磨穿铁砚
antonym
bàn tú ér fèi半途而废

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