百煉成鋼

Chinese

		hundred	refine; smelt	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	steel
trad. (百煉成鋼/百鍊成鋼)		百	煉/鍊	成	鋼
simp. (百炼成钢)		百	炼	成	钢
Literally: “to temper into steel”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎiliàn chénggāng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak³ lin⁶ sing⁴ gong³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǎiliàn chénggāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄌㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baeliann chengrgang
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ li̯ɛn⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ kɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak³ lin⁶ sing⁴ gong³
  - Yale: baak lihn sìhng gong
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁸ lin⁶ sing⁴ gong³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag³ lin⁶ xing⁴ gong³
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑːk̚³ liːn²² sɪŋ²¹ kɔːŋ³³/

Idiom

百煉成鋼

to be forged in repeated struggles

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