be toughened and hardened into steel
be toughened and hardened into steel
It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is B à Ili à NCH é ng à ng, which means that iron is tempered repeatedly before it becomes tough steel. It means that after a long period of hard training, it becomes very strong. It comes from Wu Jun Fu by Chen Lin of Han Dynasty.
Analysis of Idioms
[synonym] strong and unyielding; antonym] spoiled, crisp but not strong
The origin of Idioms
Han Chen Lin's Wu Jun Fu: "armor is Donghu que Gong, all refined and rigid."
Idiom usage
It can be used as predicate and attributive; commendatory words can be used as metaphor to show that people are not afraid of failure and have a strong will.
Examples
His Zhou Dayong's soldiers, however, were tempered into steel in the war and mastered the ability to attack the enemy. ——Chapter 7 of defending Yan'an by Du Pengcheng
be toughened and hardened into steel
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1.a landscape of lakes and mountains
a landscape of lakes and mountains - hú guāng shān sè
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3.this election campaign has seen all the usual mud-slinging we have come to expect . / there has been a lot of political mudslinging in the battle for votes
this election campaign has seen all the usual mud-slinging we have come to expect . / there has been a lot of political mudslinging in the battle for votes - è yì zhòng shāng
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6.associate oneself with undesirable elements
associate oneself with undesirable elements - tóng liú hé wū
Time 2021-03-06