钻坚仰高
钻坚仰高
zuān jiān yǎng gāo
lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects); fig. to delve deeply into one's studies; meticulous and diligent study
idiom
Traditional: 鑽堅仰高
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- (idiom) lit. looking up to it, it gets higher; boring into it, it gets harder (idiom) (from Analects)
- fig. to delve deeply into one's studies
- meticulous and diligent study
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用功(yòng gōng)· diligent
→一人得道，鸡犬升天(yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān)· lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
→求之不得(qiú zhī bù dé)· lit. seek but fail to get (idiom); fig. exactly what one’s been looking for
→博士买驴(bó shì mǎi lǘ)· lit. the scholar buys a donkey (idiom); fig. long-winded verbiage that never gets to the point
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