钻坚仰高 — “To drill through hardness and look up to loftiness”
钻坚仰高 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to diligently pursue knowledge, delve deeply into study, and strive for the highest levels of understanding and achievement; to penetrate the profound and aspire to the sublime”. Literally, “To drill through hardness and look up to loftiness”.
钻坚仰高 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 钻坚仰高 mean?
钻坚仰高 (zuān jiān yǎng gāo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to diligently pursue knowledge, delve deeply into study, and strive for the highest levels of understanding and achievement; to penetrate the profound and aspire to the sublime”.
How do you pronounce 钻坚仰高?
钻坚仰高 is pronounced zuān jiān yǎng gāo in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 钻坚仰高 literally mean?
Literally, 钻坚仰高 means “to drill through hardness and look up to loftiness”. It is used to mean “to diligently pursue knowledge, delve deeply into study, and strive for the highest levels of understanding and achievement; to penetrate the profound and aspire to the sublime”.
What is the Chinese definition of 钻坚仰高?
原形容颜渊对于孔子之道的赞叹，后指努力攻读，深入研究，力求达到极高水平。