胼手胝足 — “Calloused hands and feet”
胼手胝足 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to work diligently and painstakingly, often involving manual labor, resulting in calloused hands and feet; to toil and moil”. Literally, “Calloused hands and feet”.
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What does 胼手胝足 mean?
胼手胝足 (pián shǒu zhī zú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to work diligently and painstakingly, often involving manual labor, resulting in calloused hands and feet; to toil and moil”.
How do you pronounce 胼手胝足?
胼手胝足 is pronounced pián shǒu zhī zú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 胼手胝足 literally mean?
Literally, 胼手胝足 means “Calloused hands and feet”. It is used to mean “to work diligently and painstakingly, often involving manual labor, resulting in calloused hands and feet; to toil and moil”.
What is the Chinese definition of 胼手胝足?
胼、胝：老茧。手脚上磨出老茧。形容经常地辛勤劳动。