软锤子打不出硬家伙 軟錘子打不出硬傢伙 軟錘子打不出硬傢伙

a soft hammer can't forge a hard tool

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Without strong will and real skill, you cannot accomplish great things. Encouraging toughness and competence.
Simplified
软锤子打不出硬家伙
Traditional (Taiwan)
軟錘子打不出硬傢伙
Pinyin
ruǎn chuízi dǎ bù chū yìng jiāhuo
Bopomofo
ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ˙ㄗ ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ˙ㄏㄨㄛ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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