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The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「心如金石」, detailing its meaning and use.

Discover the idiom 「心如金石」, along with its meaning and how it is applied in context.

My heart is as hard as stone. It is a metaphor for being hard-hearted or very determined.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xīn rú jīn shí

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

sam1 yu4 gam1 sek6

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