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From basics to advanced idioms, Chinese study culminates with phrases like 「砥節厲行」. Explore their meaning and use in this free guide.

This feature highlights the idiom 「砥節厲行」, with its meaning and examples shown below.

Refers to honing one’s ethics and conduct. Same as “encourage conduct and practice hard”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

dǐ jiē lì háng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

dai2 jit3 lai6 haang4/hong4/hang4

There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.