折磨

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• 百折不挠百折不撓 bǎi zhé bù náo ㄅㄞˇ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄠˊ baak3 zit3 bat1 naau4 to keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks (idiom) +
• 蠹众木折蠹眾木折 dù zhòng mù zhé ㄉㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄨˋ ㄓㄜˊ dou3 zung3 muk6 zit3 Danger appears where many harmful factors exist. (idiom) +
• 盘旋曲折盤旋曲折 pán xuán qū zhé ㄆㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ pun4 syun4 kuk1 zit3 (idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously +
• 七折八扣 qī zhé bā kòu ㄑㄧ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄚ ㄎㄡˋ cat1 zit3 baat3 kau3 lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom) +
• 迂回曲折 yū huí qū zhé ㄩ ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄑㄩ ㄓㄜˊ jyu1 wui4 kuk1 zit3 meandering and circuitous (idiom); complicated developments that never get anywhere +

• 耳鬓厮磨耳鬢廝磨 ěr bìn sī mó ㄦˇ ㄅㄧㄣˋ ㄙ ㄇㄛˊ ji5 ban3 si1 mo4 lit. to play together ear to ear and temple to temple (idiom) +
• 好事多磨 hǎo shì duō mó ㄏㄠˇ ㄕˋ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄇㄛˊ hou2 si6 do1 mo4 the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks (idiom) +
• 临阵磨枪臨陣磨槍 lín zhèn mó qiāng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄓㄣˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄑㄧㄤ lam4 zan6 mo4 coeng1 lit. to sharpen one's spear only before going into battle (idiom) +
• 磨穿铁砚磨穿鐵硯 mó chuān tiě yàn ㄇㄛˊ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄧㄢˋ mo4 cyun1 tit3 jin6 to grind one's way through an ink stone +
• 磨杵成针磨杵成針 mó chǔ chéng zhēn ㄇㄛˊ ㄔㄨˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄓㄣ mo4 cyu5 sing4 zam1 to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task +