- dripping water penetrates the stone (idiom); constant perseverance yields success
- You can achieve your aim if you try hard without giving up.
- Persistent effort overcomes any difficulty.
Characters
- 水 (水): surname Shui
- 滴 (滴): a drop; to drip
- 石 (石): surname Shi; abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shi2 jia1 zhuang1]
- 穿 (穿): to wear; to put on; to dress; to bore through; to pierce; to perforate; to penetrate; to pass through; to thread
Resources
- Wiktionary: 水滴石穿
- MDBG: 水滴石穿
- Examples with 水滴石穿 on Tatoeba
Examples
水滴石穿。