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恨鐵不成鋼 (han6 tit3 bat1 sing4 gong3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

恨鐵不成鋼 (han6 tit3 bat1 sing4 gong3, hèn tiě bù chéng gāng) — lit. disappointed that iron does not turn into steel (idiom); fig. frustrated with sb who has failed to meet one's expectations

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 恨不相逢未嫁時 (han6 bat1 soeng1 fung4 mei6 gaa3 si4) — wishing to meet one's true lover before one's marriage
• 恨 (han6) — (verb) strongly want for something very much; to hate; to regret; to long for; …
• 恨死隔籬 (han6 sei2 gaak3 lei4) — envy (spoken)
• 恨錯 (han6 co3) — to regret a mistake committed
• 恨仔 (han6 zai2) — longing for a son [colloquial]
• 恨到發燒 (han6 dou3 faat3 siu1) — to want something desperately [colloquial]

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