có công mài sắt có ngày nên kim

Vietnamese

Etymology

Calque of Chinese 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 (chỉ yếu công phu thâm, thiết xử ma thành châm).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɔ˧˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ maːj˨˩ sat̚˧˦ kɔ˧˦ ŋaj˨˩ nen˧˧ kim˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɔ˨˩˦ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ maːj˦˩ ʂak̚˦˧˥ kɔ˨˩˦ ŋaj˦˩ nen˧˧ kim˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɔ˦˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ maːj˨˩ ʂak̚˦˥ kɔ˦˥ ŋaj˨˩ nəːn˧˧ kim˧˧] ~ [kɔ˦˥ kəwŋ͡m˧˧ maːj˨˩ sak̚˦˥ kɔ˦˥ ŋaj˨˩ nəːn˧˧ kim˧˧]

Proverb

có công mài sắt có ngày nên kim

  1. Practice makes perfect. / Diligence is the mother of success.
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