A slow person will meet with success if he persists in study.

A slow person will meet with success if he persists in study.

The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is d ù nxu é L ě Ig ō ng, which means that a stupid person can make achievements as long as he studies hard. It comes from Yan's family precepts · article.

Idiom explanation

Dull: dull, clumsy; tired: accumulation.

The origin of Idioms

Yan Zhitui's "Yan's family precepts · article" in the Northern Qi Dynasty: "if you are dull and tired of learning, you might as well be proficient."

Idiom usage

As a predicate or object; used to admonish. Examples we need to have the spirit of learning slowly and learning hard to make progress.