胼手胝足

piánshǒuzhīzú

callused hands and feet—a life of toil

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pian2 shou3 zhi1 zu2

with callouses on hands and feet (idiom), to work one's fingers to the bone

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胼手胝足

pián shǒu zhī zú

toil and moil; plod away at one's work; callous hands and feet; with hands and feet becoming callous; hardworking

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胼手胝足|胼手胝足 [pián shǒu zhī zú] ► with callouses on hands and feet (idiom) ► to work one's fingers to the bone