艰难玉成 — “Accomplish through hardship”
艰难玉成 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to achieve success or completion through painstaking effort and overcoming great difficulties”. Literally, “Accomplish through hardship”.
艰难玉成 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- jiān艰shēn深huì晦sè涩profound and obscure
- jiān艰kǔ苦chuàng创yè业start an enterprise with arduous efforts
- jiān艰kǔ苦zhuó卓jué绝extremely arduous and tenacious
- jiān艰kǔ苦fèn奋dòu斗struggle arduously
- jiān艰kǔ苦pǔ朴sù素hard struggle and plain living
- jiān艰nán难kùn困kǔ苦severe hardships and difficulties
- jiān艰nán难qū曲zhé折arduous and tortuous
- jiān艰nán难jié竭jué蹶struggle in extreme poverty
- jiān艰nán难xiǎn险zǔ阻arduous difficulties and perilous obstacles
- jiān艰shí食xiān鲜shí食grains and fresh delicacies
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What does 艰难玉成 mean?
艰难玉成 (jiān nán yù chéng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to achieve success or completion through painstaking effort and overcoming great difficulties”.
How do you pronounce 艰难玉成?
艰难玉成 is pronounced jiān nán yù chéng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 艰难玉成 literally mean?
Literally, 艰难玉成 means “Accomplish through hardship”. It is used to mean “to achieve success or completion through painstaking effort and overcoming great difficulties”.
What is the Chinese definition of 艰难玉成?
玉成：敬辞，意为成全，成功。形容经过艰辛的磨炼，终于获得成功。