镜越磨越亮，泉越汲越清鏡越磨越亮，泉越汲越清鏡越磨越亮，泉越汲越清

the more a mirror is polished the brighter, the more a spring is drawn the clearer

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: The more hardship a person goes through, the more mature and capable they become. Encouraging.

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Simplified: 镜越磨越亮，泉越汲越清
Traditional (Taiwan): 鏡越磨越亮，泉越汲越清
Pinyin: jìng yuè mó yuè liàng, quán yuè jí yuè qīng
Bopomofo: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄛˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄤˋ，ㄑㄩㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄥ

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

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