| 无孔不钻 |
wú kǒng bù zuān |
lit. leave no hole undrilled (idiom); to latch on to every opportunity |
| 无 |
mó |
used in 南无 |
| 无 |
wú |
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less |
| 孔 |
Kǒng |
surname Kong |
| 孔 |
kǒng |
hole / CL:个 / classifier for cave dwellings |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 钻 |
zuàn |
variant of 钻 |
| 钻 |
zuān |
to drill / to bore / to get into / to make one's way into / to enter (a hole) / to thread one's way through / to study intensively / to dig into / to curry favor for personal gain |
| 钻 |
zuàn |
drill; auger / diamond |