| 滴水穿石 |
dī shuǐ chuān shí |
dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success / You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up. / Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty. |
| 滴 |
dī |
to drip / to let drip; to apply (eye drops etc) / (bound form) a drop (of liquid) / classifier for drops of liquid |
| 滴水 |
dī shuǐ |
water drop / dripping water |
| 水 |
Shuǐ |
surname Shui / Shui ethnic group |
| 水 |
shuǐ |
water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment |
| 穿 |
chuān |
to bore through; to pierce; to perforate / to go through (e.g. a tunnel); to cross (e.g. a street) / to thread; to string together / to wear; to put on (clothes, shoes etc.) / verb complement indicating thoroughness or completion |
| 石 |
Shí |
surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家庄, the capital of Hebei |
| 石 |
dàn |
dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗; one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shi2] |
| 石 |
shí |
rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音 |