顽铁生辉 — “Dull iron produces brilliance”
顽铁生辉 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shine brightly (like dull iron polished) when given a good opportunity or favorable circumstances, indicating a significant improvement or transformation”. Literally, “Dull iron produces brilliance”.
顽铁生辉 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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What does 顽铁生辉 mean?
顽铁生辉 (wán tiě shēng huī) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to shine brightly (like dull iron polished) when given a good opportunity or favorable circumstances, indicating a significant improvement or transformation”.
How do you pronounce 顽铁生辉?
顽铁生辉 is pronounced wán tiě shēng huī in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 顽铁生辉 literally mean?
Literally, 顽铁生辉 means “Dull iron produces brilliance”. It is used to mean “to shine brightly (like dull iron polished) when given a good opportunity or favorable circumstances, indicating a significant improvement or transformation”.
What is the Chinese definition of 顽铁生辉?
硬铁放出光辉。比喻人遇到好的机会就会大为改观