cin1 ceoi4 baak3 lin6千錘百煉千锤百炼
Jyutpingcin1 ceoi4 baak3 lin6
Yalechīn chèuih baak lihn
Definition
Tempered and refined through countless trials; well-experienced after hard work and harsh challenges.
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How it's used
This idiom is used to describe someone or something that has reached a high level of quality or resilience through intense training, repeated practice, or difficult experiences. It carries a sense of admiration for the sheer amount of effort and time invested. While it can be used for physical objects, it is most frequently applied to people who have gained deep expertise or emotional maturity.
Examples
After being tempered through many trials, he finally became a master.
This piece of work has been refined through countless hardships.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
