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只要有恆心，鐵柱磨成針 (zi2 jiu3 jau5 hang4 sam1, tit3 cyu5 mo4 sing4 zam1) — as long as you have perseverance, you can achieve it no matter what in Cantonese

ziˊ²只jiu˗₃要jauˏ₅有hangˎ₄恆sam1,心，tit˗₃鐵cyuˏ₅柱moˎ₄磨singˎ₄成zamˉ¹針
简 只要有恒心，铁柱磨成针
Mandarin Pinyin: zhi3 yao4 you3 heng2 xin1 ， tie3 zhu4 mo2 cheng2 zhen1

Meaning of 只要有恆心，鐵柱磨成針

nounas long as you have perseverance, you can achieve it no matter what

Characters in 只要有恆心，鐵柱磨成針

只zi2
only; merely; just; but; simply; yet
要jiu3
shall; will; be about to
有jau5
there is; exist; be present
恆hang4
perseverance; persistence; constancy
心sam1
Kangxi radical 61
鐵tit3
iron; ferrum (Fe)
柱cyu5
pillar; post; column; pole
磨mo4
grind; mill
成sing4
one tenth; 10 per cent
針zam1
injection; shot

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