4 characters Idiom and proverb 26 920

Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「磨砥刻厲」, with details below.

The idiom 「磨砥刻厲」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.

Hone and sharpen. Describes studying hard.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

mó dǐ kè lì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

mo4 dai2 hak1 lai6

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