铁蒺藜

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• 点金成铁點金成鐵 diǎn jīn chéng tiě ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄝˇ dim2 gam1 sing4 tit3 to transform gold into base metal (idiom); fig. to edit sb else's beautiful prose and ruin it +
• 点铁成金點鐵成金 diǎn tiě chéng jīn ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ dim2 tit3 sing4 gam1 to touch base matter and turn it to gold (idiom); fig. to turn crude writing into a literary gem +
• 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 +
• 手无寸铁手無寸鐵 shǒu wú cùn tiě ㄕㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄧㄝˇ sau2 mou4 cyun3 tit3 lit. not an inch of steel (idiom); unarmed and defenseless +
• 踏破铁鞋踏破鐵鞋 tà pò tiě xié ㄊㄚˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄊㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄧㄝˊ daap6 po3 tit3 haai4 lit. to wear out one's iron shoes (idiom) +

• 羹藜含糗 gēng lí hán qiǔ ㄍㄥ ㄌㄧˊ ㄏㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄡˇ gang1 lai4 ham4 cau3 nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet +
• 羹藜唅糗 gēng lí hān qiǔ ㄍㄥ ㄌㄧˊ ㄏㄢ ㄑㄧㄡˇ gang1 lai4 ham6 cau3 nothing but herb soup and dry provisions to eat (idiom); to survive on a coarse diet +