Make a stern effort
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ǎ ow ě IL ì Ji ǎ o, which means to describe the appearance of being brave and arrogant. From preface to Feng sicang's poems.
Idiom usage
As a predicate or attributive, it is used as an example in writing. The indomitable will make great efforts, and those who are in trouble with the opportunities of heaven and earth will be covered with their heart! On the urgency of world change by Yan Fu
The origin of Idioms
Qian Qianyi's preface to Feng sicang's poems in the Qing Dynasty said, "guests have a banquet, debate is on the rise, the ancients and the present are on the mend, and the scholars think that Feng's learning is not difficult."
Make a stern effort
have edges and corners -- aggressive and sharp-minded - yǒu léng yǒu jiǎo
There's no place to go when you've broken your iron shoes - tàpò tiěxié wúmìchù,délái quánbù fèigōngfù