Make a firm effort
As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is d ǐ f ē NGT ǐ ng è, which means sharpening the sword and drawing the sword. Resistance by force. It comes from the biography of Fu Long in the book of Song Dynasty.
The origin of Idioms
Fu Long's biography in the book of the Song Dynasty: "if the son of Shi Hou and the grandson of RI yuan, who are the envoys of Shi Hou and RI yuan, do not wear Tian RI together with their two ancestors, how can they become famous for hundreds of generations and think that they are good talkers?"
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate; used in protest
Make a firm effort
A net of fish makes a net of fish - yú wǎng hóng lí
more than a match for ten thousand men - wàn fū mò dāng
disappear like snow when hot water is thrown on it - rú tāng guàn xuě
Take advantage of the opportunity - fù chéng sī duó