Uncle Kai’s 99 idiom stories in 365 nights

A drop of water penetrates a stone? shuǐ dī shí chuān

Synonyms: grinding a pestle into a needle, sawing a piece of wood with a rope antonym: anticlimactic

Usage: combined form; used as an attributive; containing Compliment

Explanation: Water drips continuously, and stones can be penetrated by dripping water. It is a metaphor that as long as you have perseverance and keep working hard, things will surely succeed.

Source: Volume 10 of "Helin Jade Dew" by Luo Dajing of Song Dynasty: "Guaiya Yuanbijuan said: 'A penny a day, a thousand days a thousand; the rope cuts the wood, and the water drops penetrate the stone.' ”

Example: Guaiya Yuanbi Fan said: “One penny a day, a thousand penny a thousand days; sawing wood with a rope, ~.

" (Volume 10 of "Helin Jade Dew" by Luo Dajing of Song Dynasty)

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