Offering free Chinese study resources is our priority. This series showcases idioms and proverbs, widely applicable phrases. Today’s idiom is 「策駑礪鈍」, explained here.
Introducing the Chinese idiom 「策駑礪鈍」: its meaning and application are provided for your understanding.
Drive a bad horse and sharpen a dull knife. It means to do something reluctantly and with great effort. A dull, incompetent horse; a blunt, blunt knife.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
cè nú lì dùn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chaak3 nou4 lai6 deun6
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
