水滴石穿
A rope saws through wood. Dripping water bores through stone.
Chinese proverb, Helin yulu 10 (Zhang Guaiya's judgment)
水滴石穿
A rope saws through wood. Dripping water bores through stone.
Chinese proverb, Helin yulu 10 (Zhang Guaiya's judgment)
The source
"A rope saws through wood. Dripping water bores through stone." This Chinese proverb is recorded in Helin yulu 10 (Zhang Guaiya's judgment). Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.
"繩鋸木斷水滴石穿"Original Chinese, Helin yulu 10 (Zhang Guaiya's judgment). Chinese: Helin yulu, juan 10 (Siku quanshu text) via zh.wikisource.
Who said it
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Questions
- Who said "A rope saws through wood. Dripping water bores through stone."?
- Chinese proverb. Source: Helin yulu 10 (Zhang Guaiya's judgment).
- What is the original Chinese?
- 繩鋸木斷水滴石穿. Translated from the original Chinese by Spartan Surfers.
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