足茧手胝 — “To have callused hands and feet from arduous labor”
足茧手胝 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have callused hands and feet from arduous labor”. Bearing the marks of hard toil. Literally, “Calluses on feet and hands”.
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足茧手胝 Pronunciation and Pinyin
足茧手胝 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 足茧手胝
这位园丁几十年如一日，精心照料着花园里的花草，足茧手胝，为城市增添了无尽的美丽。
This gardener has meticulously cared for the flowers and plants in the garden for decades, with callused hands and feet, adding endless beauty to the city.
Idioms Related to 足茧手胝
More idioms starting with 足
- zú足shàng上shǒu首xià下to reverse proper order or hierarchy
- zú足bù不chū出hù户stay home
- zú足bù不chū出mén门stay at home
- zú足bù不lǚ履yǐng影act with extreme caution
- zú足bù不kuī窥hù户never steps out of the house
- zú足bù不yú逾hù户never stepping out of the house
- zú足bīng兵zú足shí食ample food and strong defense
- zú足chǐ尺jiā加èr二To be excessive; to go too far
- zú足lǚ履shí实dì地be practical and down-to-earth
- zú足zhì智duō多móu谋resourceful and sagacious
- zú足yī衣zú足shí食ample food and clothing
- zú足zú足yǒu有yú余Ample and more than enough
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What does 足茧手胝 mean?
足茧手胝 (zú jiǎn shǒu zhī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to have callused hands and feet from arduous labor”.
How do you pronounce 足茧手胝?
足茧手胝 is pronounced zú jiǎn shǒu zhī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 足茧手胝 literally mean?
Literally, 足茧手胝 means “Calluses on feet and hands”. It is used to mean “to have callused hands and feet from arduous labor”.
What is the Chinese definition of 足茧手胝?
指由于辛劳而使手和脚上生了老茧。