4 characters Idiom and proverb 14 65

We’re offering free resources to help you learn Chinese. In this series, idioms and proverbs take center stage, known for their deep meanings and versatile usage. Today’s idiom is 「研精竭慮」, explained below.

This feature highlights the idiom 「研精竭慮」, with its meaning and examples shown below.

Concentrate on research and think hard.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yán jīng jié lǜ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yin4 jing1/jeng1 kit3 leui6

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