📖 Meaning
Persistent effort overcomes the hardest obstacles. Small actions repeated continuously accomplish great things.
📜 Origin Story
From a Song Dynasty judicial case where a clerk's small daily thefts added up to a fortune—like water drops eventually piercing stone.
💡 Example Usage
坚持学习，水滴石穿。
Persist in studying—water drops eventually pierce stone.
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🔤 Quick Facts
- Chinese: 水滴石穿
- Pinyin: shuǐ dī shí chuān
- Literal Translation: water drops, stone pierced
- Category: Perseverance
- Characters: 4