An iron face
This idiom is used to describe perseverance and hard work. It comes from one of Li Zhi's YONGGU.
Idiom explanation
The idiom Ti à mi à nqi à ngy á à is used to describe perseverance and hard work.
The origin of Idioms
It comes from one of Li Zhi's "Ode to the ancients" in the Ming Dynasty: "it's hard to swallow Wu when you're lying on firewood and tasting gall
Idiom usage
It is used as object and attributive
An iron face
settle a given question on a single authority - dìng yú yī zūn
judge people by outward appearance - yǐ mào qǔ rén
Give up the easy and ask for the difficult - qì yì qiú nán
it is beyond logic and above reason - bù kě sī yì