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ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
ID	Chinese	Trad.	Pinyin	PlainPY	English Definition
1	杵	杵	chǔ	chu3	pestle; to poke
2	金刚杵	金剛杵	jīn gāng chǔ	jin1 gang1 chu3	vajra scepter (ritual object of Buddhism)
3	磨杵成针	磨杵成針	mó chǔ chéng zhēn	mo2 chu3 cheng2 zhen1	to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently
4	铁杵成针	鐵杵成針	tiě chǔ chéng zhēn	tie3 chu3 cheng2 zhen1	see 磨杵成针
5	血流漂杵	血流漂杵	xuè liú piāo chǔ	xue4 liu2 piao1 chu3	enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood; blood bath
6	只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针	只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針	zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn	zhi3 yao4 gong1 fu5 shen1 , tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1	If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.; cf idiom 磨杵成针 , to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently