胼手胝足

Chinese

		callous on hand or foot	hand; convenient; ‑er	callous	foot; to be sufficient
trad. (胼手胝足)		胼	手	胝	足
simp. #(胼手胝足)		胼	手	胝	足
Literally: “callused hands and feet”.

Etymology

Intercalation of 胼胝 (piánzhī) and 手足 (shǒuzú).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): piánshǒuzhīzú

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄓ ㄗㄨˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: piánshǒuzhīzú
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄓ ㄗㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: piánshǒujhihzú
    • Wade–Giles: pʻien²-shou³-chih¹-tsu²
    • Yale: pyán-shǒu-jr̄-dzú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyanshooujytzwu
    • Palladius: пяньшоучжицзу (pjanʹšoučžiczu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵/

Idiom

胼手胝足

1. long toiling