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1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
2 cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task
3 to study diligently

国家兴亡，匹夫有责

guó jiā xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé

1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.

天下兴亡，匹夫有责

tiān xià xīng wáng , pǐ fū yǒu zé

1 The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone (idiom). Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.

夫妻反目

fū qī fǎn mù

1 man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife

Sample Sentences

在人性的国度里，一只真正的猛虎应该能充分地欣赏蔷薇，而一朵真正的蔷薇也应该能充分地尊敬猛虎；微蔷薇，猛虎变成了菲力斯旦（Philistine）；微猛虎，蔷薇变成了懦夫。

zài rénxìng de guódù lǐ ，yī zhī zhēnzhèng de měng hǔ yīnggāi néng chōngfèn de xīnshǎng qiángwēi ，ér yī duǒ zhēnzhèng de qiángwēi yě yīnggāi néng chōngfèn de zūnjìng měng hǔ ；wēi qiángwēi ，měng hǔ biànchéng le Fēilìsīdàn （Philistine ）；wēi měng hǔ ，qiángwēi biànchéng le nuòfū 。

In the human realm, a real tiger should be able to properly appreciate a rose, and a real rose should also be able to fully respect a tiger; without the rose, the tiger is a Philistine; without the tiger, the rose is a coward.

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