- 滴水穿石
- water constantly dripping wears holes in stone* * *water constantly dripping wears holes in stone* * *di1 shui3 chuan1 shi2dripping 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.* * *滴水穿石dī shuǐ chuān shíConstant dripping wears away a stone.; A constant dropping will wear a hole in the stone. -- Little strokes fell great oaks.; Constant dropping wears away (will wear away) a stone.; Drops of water outwear the stone.; Water constantly dripping wears holes in a stone.* * *滴水穿石|滴水穿石 [dī shuǐ chuān shí] ► 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.
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.