苦心孤诣 — “Painstaking efforts, unique attainment”
苦心孤诣 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make painstaking and unique efforts to achieve exceptional insights or accomplishments; to apply oneself assiduously and ingeniously to a difficult problem”. Literally, “painstaking efforts, unique attainment”.
苦心孤诣 Pronunciation and Pinyin
苦心孤诣 Character Breakdown
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Synonyms of 苦心孤诣
More idioms starting with 苦
- kǔ苦bù不kě可yán言too bitter to tell
- kǔ苦bù不kān堪yán言too miserable to describe
- kǔ苦bù不liáo聊shēng生live in utter misery
- kǔ苦zhōng中zuò作lè乐find joy in suffering
- kǔ苦lè乐bù不jūn均unequal distribution of joys and sorrows
- kǔ苦lè乐zhī之jìng境realm of suffering and joy
- kǔ苦zhēng争è恶zhàn战fierce and arduous struggle
- kǔ苦kǒu口zhī之yào药unpleasant but beneficial advice
- kǔ苦kǒu口pó婆xīn心to advise earnestly and patiently
- kǔ苦kǒu口è恶shí石unpleasant but beneficial advice
- kǔ苦kǒu口liáng良yào药Good medicine tastes bitter but cures illness
- kǔ苦kǒu口nì逆ěr耳sincere advice that is unpleasant to hear
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What does 苦心孤诣 mean?
苦心孤诣 (kǔ xīn gū yì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make painstaking and unique efforts to achieve exceptional insights or accomplishments; to apply oneself assiduously and ingeniously to a difficult problem”.
How do you pronounce 苦心孤诣?
苦心孤诣 is pronounced kǔ xīn gū yì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 苦心孤诣 literally mean?
Literally, 苦心孤诣 means “painstaking efforts, unique attainment”. It is used to mean “to make painstaking and unique efforts to achieve exceptional insights or accomplishments; to apply oneself assiduously and ingeniously to a difficult problem”.
What is the Chinese definition of 苦心孤诣?
指苦心钻研，到了别人所达不到的地步。也指为寻求解决问题的办法而煞费苦心。